Lenya
[ˈlɛn.jə]Meaning
recorded as a given name in German and Russian
Background Story
Behind the Name records Lenya as a user-submitted given name, feminine in modern German and masculine in Russian. The other sources checked use the word for a river and a proposed national park in Burma, a crater on Mars, and the surnames of the actresses Lotte Lenya and Jackie Lenya.
Variations
Lenya, Lena, Elena
Related Names
Leota
A surname and given name; the sources checked record no further meaning
Lotta
Short form of Charlotta, used in Swedish and Finnish
Aila
Finnish form of Ile
Ailin
Kazakh form of Aylin, a more precise transcription
Ailina
No documented meaning; recorded as a Hawaiian feminine given name
Ailis
Scottish Gaelic form of Alice
Ailyn
A variation of the name Aileen, meaning 'bright, shining light'
Akari
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Aliona
Alternate transcription of Russian Алёна or Ukrainian Альона