Date
Name Lembit
Gender Masculine
Usage Estonian
Other Forms FormsLembitus (Latinized)
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Meaning & History
Younger form of Lembitu which itself was derived from Estonian lemb "affection" (compare Finnish LEMMITTY).
The name was borne by a 13th-century Estonian leader and eventually revived in the 19th century
The name was borne by a 13th-century Estonian leader and eventually revived in the 19th century