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Lejeune

US/ləˈʒœn/

Lejeune proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Lejeune (plural Lejeunes)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Lejeune

pluralLejeunes

Origin of Lejeune

Borrowed from French Lejeune, from le + jeune, inherited from Middle French jeune. From Middle French le, from Old French le, from Latin illum, from ille. From Old French juene, juefne, from Vulgar Latin *iŏvenem, from Latin iuvenem.

Questions about Lejeune

What does Lejeune mean?
Lejeune means a surname.
What part of speech is Lejeune?
Lejeune is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lejeune?
Lejeune is pronounced /ləˈʒœn/ (US).

Words near Lejeune in the dictionary

  1. Leix
  2. Leixlip
  3. Leizhou
  4. Leja
  5. Lejas
  6. Lejeune
  7. lejeuneaceous
  8. Lejeunes
  9. lek
  10. lek paradox
  11. lekach

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