Lemmy is a ♂ boy’s name.
There is no official origin of the name Lemmy. It is a short form of the Hebrew name Lemuel, but was also the nickname of Motörhead’s singer Ian Fraser Kilmister. The name originated from his often said sentence “can you lem’me five?” or “lemme a fiver?”.
Lemmy therefore means “lend me” :). Deriving from Lemuel, Lemmy means “for God” or “devoted to God”.
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