Lennie

Lennie Meaning & Origin

About Lennie
The surname Lennie is of Scottish origin and is derived from the personal name Leonard, which itself comes from the Germanic elements "leon" meaning "lion" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "strong." Therefore, the surname Lennie can be interpreted to mean "brave lion" or "strong lion." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Leonard.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Lennie is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Lennie: 327
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 61,436
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lennie based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Lennie is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LN
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L EH1 N IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈlɛni/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lennie in Braille

Here's how to represent Lennie in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Lennie in braille

How to sign the name Lennie using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Lennie using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Lennie in sign language

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