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lemay

/lˈɛmeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
lemay
IPA
/lˈɛmeɪ/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French.

Etymology

From the French Lemay, from several places in France called Le May. Compare Lamay, May.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Lemays (plural) Le May (alternative) May (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce lemay?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɛmeɪ/.
What does lemay mean?
A surname from French.
Where does lemay come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce lemay

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