Lemi

♀ Girl

Pronounced LEM-ee /ˈlɛm.i/Medium

Meaning: A brief name with no settled etymology in U.S. use. Lemi occurs as a given name and surname in Ethiopia and in Turkish records, and may equally be a short form of a longer name here. We do not have a documented route, and we say so rather than invent one.Low

In 30 seconds: Lemi is a short, bright two-beat name (said 'LEM-ee'). It appears in more than one tradition, and its route here is uncertain, which we note.

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Origin LowEnglish

MeaningA brief name with no settled etymology in U.S. use. Lemi occurs as a given name and surname in Ethiopia and in Turkish records, and may equally be a short form of a longer name here. We do not have a documented route, and we say so rather than invent one.

U.S. rank (2024)#14447

2024 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year2024

Total births (all-time)≈ 6

History & Origin

Lemi has no documented etymology in American use. It exists as a name in Ethiopia and appears in Turkish records too, and it may simply be a clipped form of a longer name. Rather than invent a story, we flag the routes as uncertain (said 'LEM-ee').

It appears only very rarely in U.S. records. Rare, brief, and open-ended.

Did you know? Lemi turns up in Ethiopian and Turkish records as well as American ones — which of those a given family drew on is unknown, so we note the routes as uncertain (said 'LEM-ee').

Overall data confidence 26%

References — Lemi — No documented U.S. etymology; Ethiopian/Turkish occurrences; routes uncertain

Variations

LemmiLemmyLema

Nicknames

LemMimi

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Lemi mean?

No meaning is documented for Lemi in U.S. use. It appears in Ethiopian and Turkish records too; routes uncertain, which we note.

How do you pronounce Lemi?

It's said LEM-ee /ˈlɛm.i/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Lemi a boy or girl name?

Lemi is used here as a girl's name; elsewhere it is also used for boys.

How popular is Lemi?

Lemi is a very rare name in the U.S.