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Len - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Len

[ 1 syll. len, le-n ] The boy name Len is pronounced LEHN KEY. Len has its origins in the Native American-Hopi, Scottish, and Germanic languages, and it is used largely in English and Scottish. From Native American-Hopi, Scottish, and Germanic roots, its meaning is 'flute' - in this context, Len is usually used in the English language.

In addition, Len is a short form of the English and Scottish Lennox.

Len is also a short form of the English Leonard.

Len is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1906, 0.010% of baby boys were named Len. It ranked at #664 then. The baby name has since experienced a decline in frequency, and is used only on a very light scale now. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly related to Len, the English Leonard was the most widely used.

Baby names that sound like Len include the Scandinavian Lenne, the English Laine, the English Lane, the Hawaiian Launi, the English Layne, the Dutch Leen, the English Lem, the English Lenn, the English Lewayne, the Vietnamese Liem, the English Lin, the Vietnamese Linh, the English Linn, the English Lon, the English Lonne, the Welsh Lyn, the English and Welsh Lynn, the English Lani, the English Lanny, and the name Lanu.

KEY: Pronunciation for Len: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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