Lech

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Date	Editor	Change Summary
4/23/2024, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #115
12/3/2014, 12:28 AM	Mike C	update #89
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Polish, Slavic Mythology

Pronounced Pron. LEKH(Polish)

Meaning & History

According to Polish legend this was the name of the founder of the Lechites, a group that includes the Poles. The name probably derives from that of the old Slavic tribe the Lendians, called the Lędzianie in Polish.

A famous bearer is the former Polish president Lech Wałęsa (1943-).