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Lenny

American  
[len-ee] / ˈlɛn i /
Or Lennie

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Leonard.


Example Sentences

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High-profile figures have backed the protest, including Sir Lenny Henry and Paloma Faith, while singer Billy Bragg was expected to attend and Leigh-Anne Pinnock is set to perform at a music event in Trafalgar Square.

From BBC

Valerie Perrine, the Las Vegas showgirl turned Oscar-nominated actor best known for playing Lenny Bruce’s wayward wife Honey Harlow in “Lenny” and Lex Luthor’s secretary Eve Teschmacher in the 1978 and 1980 “Superman” films, died Monday morning.

From Los Angeles Times

While some of the cast, including Sir Michael Palin and Sir Lenny Henry, vividly remember reading The Magic Faraway Tree as children, others only discovered it later in life.

From BBC

The Comic Relief charity, set up in 1985, was the brainchild of filmmaker Richard Curtis and comedian Sir Lenny Henry.

From BBC

Lenny Goodman, the policy director for the California Tax Reform Assn., worked with Haney to develop the bill.

From Los Angeles Times