Lew is the usual shortened form of Lewis or

Llywelyn Llywelyn, Llewelyn or Llewellyn is a name of Welsh language origins. See Llywelyn (name) for the name's etymology, history and other details. As a surname Arts *Carmen Llywelyn, American actress and photographer * Chris Llewellyn (poet), American ...

when they are used as first names in English. It can also be found in Slavic languages as a translation of Latin name Leon, where it may be written as "Lew" or " Lev".

People with the name

Arts

* Lew Anderson (1922–2006), American actor and musician * Lew Ayres (1908–1996), American actor *

Lew Bedell Lewis Joseph Bedell (March 21, 1919 – July 6, 2000)
Retrieved 14 February 2013 was an American

(1919–2000), American music executive and entertainer * Lew Brown (1893–1958), Russian-American lyricist * Lew Buford Brown (1861–1944), American editor and poet * Lew Christensen (1909–1984), American ballet dancer, choreographer, and director * Lew Cody (1884–1934), American actor * Lew Davis (1884–1948), American film actor * Lew DeWitt (1938–1990), American country music singer and composer *

Lew Dietz Lew Dietz (22 May 1906 – 27 April 1997) was an American writer, much of whose work centered on his native Maine. In a long career he produced 20 books and hundreds of magazine articles for Down East magazine (which he helped establish ''"The Ju ...

(1907–1997), American writer * Lew Dockstader (1856–1924), American singer and comedian *

Lew Douglas Lew Douglas (August 25, 1912 – November 11, 1997) was an American composer, arranger, and conductor. Background Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Douglas was in the Army during the second world war and became an arranger and conductor for som ...

(1912–1997), American composer, arranger, and conductor *