Where does “Le” come from?
Le comes from Vietnamese Lê, a surname of unknown origin and meaning.
Le (English): the
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Ancestry of “Le”, step by step
Le traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French lé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | lé | breadth, width; strip, length |
| 2 | French | moine | monk |
| 3 | Middle French | moine | monk |
| 4 | Old French | monie | monk |
| 5 | Latin | monicus | sporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul |
via Old French lez
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | lez | side |
| 2 | Late Latin | latus | next to, beside; perfect passive participle of... |
via Chinese Mandarin 呂
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Mandarin | 呂 | — |