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Lenny vs Leonard - What's the difference?

lenny | leonard |

Leonard is a related term of lenny.



As proper nouns the difference between lenny and leonard

is that lenny is a diminutive of the male given name Leonard while Leonard is a given name derived from Germanic.

lenny

English

Proper noun

(en-proper noun) (plural Lennys )
  • A diminutive of the male given name Leonard .
  • leonard

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1844 , The Birthright and Other Tales , Henry Colburn 1844, page 251:
  • - - - save the delight of being called "Leo" by those whom the newspapers call "the leading fashionables", whereas, had he stuck to the city , he might still have been called only Leonard , like his father before him.
  • * 1997 , Underworld , Simon&Schuster 1998, ISBN 0684848155, page 592:
  • "You want names, I'll give you names. My name is Leonard Alfred Schneider. What was I doing when I took the name Lenny Bruce? I was moving towards the invisible middle.
  • (Lennon).
  • Usage notes

    *The given name has been in quiet continuous use since the Middle Ages. A popularity peak occurred during the first half of the 20th century.