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Lesseps

American  
[les-uhps, le-seps] / ˈlɛs əps, lɛˈsɛps /

noun

  1. Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de 1805–94, French engineer and diplomat: promoter of the Suez Canal.


Lesseps British  
/ ˈlɛsəps, lɛsɛps /

noun

  1. See de Lesseps

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The series was set to begin filming in the spring and follow Zarin and fellow housewives Kelly Bensimon, Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer and Sonja Morgan in South Florida, according to Deadline.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

“He wants to marry me!” de Lesseps exclaimed, beaming with infatuation.

From Salon • May 5, 2025

Beador and de Lesseps grapple most frequently with their demons during their stay at the hotel.

From Salon • May 5, 2025

They’re also cut from a slightly different cloth than longtime New York housewives like Singer, Sonja Morgan or Luann de Lesseps — more influencers and aspiring girl bosses than striving socialites or eccentric divorcees.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2023

It lay to the south of Zoan, on the banks of a canal whose course is now marked by the Freshwater Canal of Lesseps.

From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)