Lech

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Polish Lech. === Proper noun === Lech (plural Lechs) A surname from Polish. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Lech is the 20029th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1336 individuals. Lech is most common among White (94.09%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lech”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 411. === Anagrams === Chel, HELC == German == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin Licus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [lɛç] Hyphenation: Lech === Proper noun === der Lech m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Lechs or des Leches) a river in Austria and Germany === See also === Landsberg am Lech == Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish Lech, the name of the legendary founder of the Polish people (see Lech, Czech, and Rus), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lęxъ, a hypocoristic form of Proto-Slavic *lęděninъ (“wasteland dweller”). The surname is possibly in some cases a hypocorism of Lestek, diminutive of Lścimir or Lścisław. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛx/ Rhymes: -ɛx Syllabification: Lech === Proper noun === Lech m pers a male given name a male surname ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Latin: Lechus === Proper noun === Lech f (indeclinable, traditional married form Lechowa, traditional unmarried form Lechówna) a female surname === Further reading === “Lech”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) “Lech”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030