Modern American · Boy name
Legend
“from the English word legend, from Latin legenda, things to be read”
About the name Legend
Legend is a modern given name taken from the English word legend, meaning a traditional story about a person or event. The word came into English through Old French from medieval Latin legenda, meaning things to be read, a form of the Latin verb legere, to read. In medieval use it referred to written accounts of the lives of saints. As a first name it is a recent American coinage and is given mainly to boys.
- Meaning
- from the English word legend, from Latin legenda, things to be read
- Origin
- Modern American
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- LEJ-end(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Legend
- Legend James
- Legend Alexander
- Legend Michael
- Legend Lee
- Legend Thomas
Questions about Legend
- What does Legend mean?
- Legend is a Modern American name meaning "from the English word legend, from Latin legenda, things to be read".
- How do you pronounce Legend?
- Legend is pronounced LEJ-end, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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