Lento

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian Lento. === Proper noun === Lento (plural Lentos) A surname from Italian. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Lento is the 36525th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 612 individuals. Lento is most common among White (96.24%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lento”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 423. == Finnish == === Etymology === From a Karelian vernacular form of Russian Мелентий (Melentij), Лентий (Lentij). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlento/, [ˈle̞n̪t̪o̞] Rhymes: -ento Syllabification(key): Len‧to Hyphenation(key): Len‧to === Proper noun === Lento a Finnish surname ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== The surname Lento belongs to 203 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === == Italian == === Etymology === From lento (“slow”), a nickname for a slow or lazy person. === Proper noun === Lento m or f by sense a surname == Latin == === Etymology === From lentus (“slow”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫɛn.toː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlɛn.to] === Proper noun === Lentō m sg (genitive Lentōnis); third declension A Roman cognomen — famously held by: Lucius Caesennius Lento, a Roman politician ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Lento”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.