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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • French : Messenger

Boy name variations

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : occupational name for an ambassador or representative, from Middle English and Old French legat, Latin legatus, ‘one who is appointed or ordained’. The name may also have been a pageant name or given to an person elected to represent his village at a manor court.

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