Belonging to God or devoted to God
Derived from the Hebrew name Lemuel, it is composed of the elements 'le' (to or for) and 'el' (God). In the Bible, King Lemuel is mentioned in Proverbs 31 as the recipient of his mother's wise counsel.
Less common today
Lemuel isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,430 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The protagonist and narrator of the classic novel Gulliver's Travels · Gulliver's Travels
English portrait painter known for his likeness of Horatio Nelson
Influential African American religious leader and first black man ordained in America
American painter and founder of the Art Students League of New York
