Lech (first name)
Lech is a Polish male first name . The name Leszek is often referred to as a diminutive of Lech, but this has not been historically proven; In fact, conversely, Lech can be the Augmentative for Leszek, since Leszek (also Lestek) appears earlier in historical sources. The stem of the names can coincide, but it is considered unused.
Name bearer
Legendary people
- Lech (Herzog) , legendary forefather of the Poles
- Lech (son of Krak) , legendary ruler of Poland
Historical people
- Lecho (Lech) (-805), prince in Bohemia
- Lech Gardocki (* 1944), Polish jurist and judge
- Lech Kaczyński (1949–2010), Polish President
- Lech Majewski (General) (* 1952), Polish general
- Lech Majewski (director) (* 1953), Polish artist
- Lech Piasecki (* 1961), Polish racing cyclist
- Lech Wałęsa (* 1943), Polish union leader and president
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lech on behindthename.com (Engl.)
- ↑ Lech on vornames-weltweit.de
- ↑ Jana Grzenia: Slownik Imion . Wydawinctwo Naukowe PWN, Warsaw 2002, ISBN 978-83-01-15644-2 , p. 362 .