Meaning and name origin
Lon \lon\ as a boy's name is of Spanish, Italian, Latin, Old German, Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Lon is "from Laurentum; ready for battle; strong, warlike". Lon is a variant of Alonzo (Spanish, Italian): variant of Alphonse (Old German) "ready for battle". Also a variant of Lawrence (Latin): Laurentum was a city south of Rome known for its laurel trees. Lon is also used as a variant of Lonnie (Old German), Lunn (Irish, Gaelic).
Lon is a somewhat popular first name for males (#800 out of 1220, Top 66%) but an uncommon surname or last name for all people (Source: 2000 U.S. Population Census).
Displayed below is the baby name popularity of the name Lon for boys. Lon reached its highest rank of #234 in the U.S. in 1880-1889 (Source: 2014 Birth Name Statistics).
Displayed below is a comparison of the popularity of the boy name Lon and its variant forms. Popular variation forms ranked in the Top 1000/100 are Lawrence (#462), Alonzo (#525), Lonnie and Lon. (Source: 2014 Birth Name Statistics).
Lon▼ is also pronounced similarly to Lane▲, Len▼, Lenn, Leon▼, Leone, Lin, Linn, Lion, Lyn, Lynn▼ and Lyon. Other suggested similar baby names are Con, Don▼, Eon, Ion, Jon▼, Lem▼, Lino, Lioni, Long, Lonny▼, Lorn, Lot, Lou▼, Loy▼, Ron▼, Ton and Von. These names tend to be less commonly used than Lon.