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Lemuel

American  
[lem-yoo-uhl] / ˈlɛm yu 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

Mr. Muhammad gave me warm praise when Minister Lemuel Hassan told how hard I had labored in the cause of Islam.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey