Borrowed fromPolish Lech .
Lech (plural Lechs )
Asurname from Polish .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. FromMedieval Latin Licus .
IPA (key ) : [lɛç] Hyphenation:Lech der Lech m (proper noun ,strong ,usually definite ,definite genitive des Lechs or des Leches )
ariver inAustria andGermany Inherited fromOld Polish Lech , the name of the legendary founder of the Polish people (seeLech, Czech, and Rus ), ultimately fromProto-Slavic *lęxъ , a hypocoristic form ofProto-Slavic *lęděninъ ( “ wasteland dweller ” ) . The surname is possibly in some cases a hypocorism ofLestek , diminutive ofLścimir orLścisław .
IPA (key ) : /ˈlɛx/ Rhymes:-ɛx Syllabification:Lech Lech m pers
a malegiven name a malesurname Lech f (indeclinable )
a femalesurname Lech in Polish dictionaries at PWN“Lech ”, inInternetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland ],2025–2030