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 [ 2 syll. len-ny, le-nny ] The boy name Lenny is pronounced LEHNiy KEY. Lenny's origin is Scottish and Germanic, and its use, English and Scottish. Lenny is a pet form of Leonard (English). Lenny is also a short form of Lennox (English and Scottish). Lenny is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1961, 0.009% of baby boys were named Lenny. Its ranking then was #557. The baby name has since experienced a decline in popularity, and is of only very light use now. In 2008, within the group of boy names directly related to Lenny, Leonard (English) was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Lenny include Lennie (English), Lani (English), Lanny (English), Lanu, Launo (Finnish), Lenno, Leon (English, Czech, German, French, Italian, Polish, and Spanish), Leone (Italian), Léon (French and Spanish), Liam (Irish), Lino (Italian), Lion (English), Loman, Lonnie (English), Lonny (English), Lono, Lowman (English), Luan (Albanian), Lyman (English), and Laine (English). A famous person named Lenny is Comedian, Lenny Bruce, born Leonard Alfred Schneider, 13 October 1925 - 3 August 1966, Mineola, New York. KEY: Pronunciation for Lenny: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
