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Lemuel

American  
[lem-yoo-uhl] / ˈlɛm ju əl /

noun

  1. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “devoted to God.”


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Black abolitionists such as James Forten and Lemuel Haynes almost immediately began using the Declaration’s stirring language as a cudgel against slavery.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

This relatively obscure novel by the author of “The Day of the Locust” tells the story of Lemuel Pitkin, a Vermonter who loses his house to foreclosure.

From Salon May 17, 2025

His death, at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Correctional Unit, was caused by prostate cancer, Samantha Higgins, a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Department of Correction, said in an email on Monday.

From New York Times Mar. 28, 2023

Gen. Lemuel Mathewson, to the Little Theatre of Alexandria to use in stage productions.

From Washington Post Mar. 7, 2023

The skeptical Lemuel Clark left that evening certain he had witnessed a miracle.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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