Lon

Diminutive of Alonzo

"noble, ready"

Lon Origin and Meaning

The name Lon is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "noble, ready".

For older generations this still summons silent horror star Chaney; for others it's a pleasant if slight nickname name.

Lon Rank in US Top 1000

# 957 in the US

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Famous People Named Lon

• Lon Chaney Jr. (born Creighton Tull Chaney) American actor
• Lon Clark American actor
• Lon Allen Scott U.S. Congressman from Tennessee
• Lon Bender American film sound editor
• Lon "Lonny" Leonard Chapman American actor
• Alonzo M. "Lon" Poff American actor
• Laurence Eugene "Lon" Myers American runner
• Lawrence "Lon" Vest Stephens American politician; 29th Governor of Missouri
• Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney American actor

Lon in Pop Culture

• Lon Hammond character in book/film "The Notebook"
• Lon Cohen character in the Nero Wolfe novels by Rex Stout
• Lon Suder character on TV's "Star Trek: Voyager"