Lew

See also: LEW and lew

English

Pronunciation

• Homophone: Lou

Proper noun

Lew (plural Lews)

1. diminutive of Lewis
   1. A male given name.
2. A surname.

Related terms

• Lewy

See also

• Lou

Anagrams

• we'l

Polish

Lew

Etymology

From lew.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛf/

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• Rhymes: -ɛf
• Syllabification: Lew
• Homophone: lew

Proper noun

Lew m animal

1. (astronomy) Leo (constellation)
2. (astrology) Leo (the zodiac sign)
3. a male given name, equivalent to English Leo
4. a male surname
5. a female surname

Declension

Declension of Lew

	singular
nominative	Lew
genitive	Lwa
dative	Lwu
accusative	Lwa
instrumental	Lwem
locative	Lwie
vocative	Lwie

See also

Zodiac signs in Polish (layout · text)
Baran	Byk	Bliźnięta	Rak
Lew	Panna	Waga	Skorpion
Strzelec	Koziorożec	Wodnik	Ryby

Further reading

• Lew in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Lew in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• “Lew”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Liu
• Leow
• Lu

Etymology

Borrowed from English Lew, from Hokkien 呂 / 吕 (Lū) and Mandarin 劉／刘 (Liú). Doublet of Lao, Liu, Lu, Lou, Loo, Luy, and Du.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlu/ [ˈlu]
• Rhymes: -u

Proper noun

Lew (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓ)

1. a surname from Hokkien or Mandarin