Boy name French origin Christian tradition

Lancelot

LAN-suh-lot · 8 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Land; servant (Arthurian)
Language
French
Culture
French
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
mythological · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#10452
2024 births7
Peak year1984
First appeared1908
Total US births625
1984 peak19081937196619952024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Lance
Alternate spellings
LauncelotLanslot
In other languages
Lancelot (English/French)Lanzarote (Spanish)Lancillotto (Italian)

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Notable people named Lancelot

Lancelot (Arthurian legend medieval)
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