Lenny - Meaning of Lenny

What does Lenny mean?

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Lenny

[ 2 syll. len-ny, le-nny ] The baby boy name Lenny is pronounced LEHN-iy- †. Lenny's origin is Scottish and Germanic, and its use, English, Scottish, and German.

Lenny is a shortening of Lennox (English and Scottish).

Lenny is also an English and German pet form of Leonard (English, German, and Polish).

See also the related categories, english and german.

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 2018, within the group of boy names directly related to Lenny, Lennox was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Lenny include Lenni, Lennie, Lajuan, Lalam, Lallaam, Laman, Lamey, Lami, Lamie, Lamon, Lamy, Lanee, Laney, Lani, Lanie, Lannee, Lanney, Lanni, Lannie, and Lanny.

† Pronunciation for Lenny: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

A famous person named Lenny is Comedian, Lenny Bruce, born Leonard Alfred Schneider, 13 October 1925 - 3 August 1966, Mineola, New York.