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Lawler

Lawler proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Lawler (countable and uncountable, plural Lawlers)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. An unincorporated community in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States.
  3. A city in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States.
  5. A locality in the Shire of Yarriambiack, north western Victoria, Australia.

Forms of Lawler

pluralLawlers
alternative formLawlor

Origin of Lawler

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Leathlobhair (“descendant of Leathlobhar”), a personal name composed of the elements leath (“half”) + lobar (“leprous; sick”), a nickname for a man of unhealthy constitution.

Questions about Lawler

What does Lawler mean?
Lawler means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Lawler?
Lawler is a proper noun.

Words near Lawler in the dictionary

  1. lawkeeping
  2. lawks
  3. lawks a-mercy
  4. lawksamercy
  5. lawl
  6. Lawler
  7. Lawlers
  8. lawless
  9. Lawlesses
  10. lawlessly
  11. lawlessness

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