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
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
From japanese 明 (aka) "bright" or 朱 (aka) "vermilion red" with 里 (ri) "village" or 莉 (ri) "white jasmine"
Aliona
Alternate transcription of Russian Алёна or Ukrainian Альона