Given name
Leentje
“the shining light”
In Dutch use, Leentje is a diminutive of Lena. In German use, Lena carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Dutch use, Leentje is a diminutive of Lena. In German use, Lena carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Dutch usage, Leentje is a diminutive of Lena. In Dutch usage, Leentje is a diminutive of Helena.
Leentje’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Leentje is a diminutive of Lena. In Dutch usage, Leentje is a diminutive of Helena.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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