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Lent Surname Origin
Some names were given from the festivals and seasons of the year in which they were born, as Noel, Holiday, Pascal, Lent, &c.
Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.
Lent Surname Meaning and Family Facts
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A Lent Family History Thought:
'Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionaries.' --Franklin D. Roosevelt