Lemi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lemi

What is the meaning of the name Lemi ?

The baby name Lemi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LEH-mee (IPA: /ˈlɛmi/). Alternate pronunciation: LAY-mee (/ˈleɪmi/)..

Lemi is Samoan, Yoruba in Origin.

Lemi is a compact, cross-cultural given name with several unrelated roots. In Finnish it functions as a short form related to Lempi (“love; beloved”) and also appears as a habitational name from the municipality of Lemi in South Karelia. In Turkish and earlier Ottoman usage, Lemi (from Arabic Lâmi‘) means “shining, brilliant,” found in scholarly and poetic circles.

Beyond Europe, Lemi is established in Ethiopia (e.g., marathoner Lemi Berhanu), chiefly as a masculine name with no single agreed etymology, and occurs in Samoa and neighboring Pacific communities, sometimes as a local rendering of Lemuel or Rémy. Because of its brevity, Lemi is also used internationally as a nickname for Lemuel (“devoted to God”) or for Rémy/Remi. Variants and related forms include Lami, Lemmi, Lemmy, Lemy, Lempi, and Lemuel. The name is typically masculine in Ethiopia and Turkey, but can be unisex elsewhere.