Lexington

Lexington Meaning & Origin

About Lexington
The name "Lexington" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "leax" meaning "salmon" and "tun" meaning "enclosure" or "settlement." Therefore, the name Lexington can be interpreted to mean "settlement of salmon" or "enclosure for salmon."

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Lexington is considered a unisex name, and is used by both males 55.44% and females 44.56%, based on recent birth statistics.

Lexington Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -22.40% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LKSNKTN
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L02052305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L EH1 K S IH0 NG T AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈlɛksɪŋtən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LKSNKTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L252

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lexington in Braille

Here's how to represent Lexington in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Lexington in braille

How to Spell the Name Lexington in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Lexington using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Lexington in sign language

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