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Lanny - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Lanny

[ 2 syll. lan-ny, la-nny ] The girl name Lanny is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced LAENiy KEY. Lanny has its origins in the Celtic language and it is used largely in English. Lanny is a pet form of the English Alana.

Lanny is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2008, out of the family of girl names directly related to Lanny, the English Alana was the most frequently used. Lanny has mainly been a boy name in the last century.

Baby names that sound like Lanny include the English Lannie, the English Laana, the Lithuanian Laima, the Finnish Laina, the English Lainey, the Arabic Lama, the Hausa Lami, the English, Greek, and Russian Lana, the English Lanae, the English Laney, the Hawaiian and English Lani, the English Lanna, the English Launa, the English Laurrane, the English Layna, the English Leana, the English Leann, the English Leanne, the English Leean, and the English Leeann.

KEY: Pronunciation for Lanny: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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