Given name & surname
Lennell
“having the strength of a lion”
Lennell is a variant of Leonard. One German interpretation is “having the strength of a lion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lennell is a variant of Leonard. One German interpretation is “having the strength of a lion.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lennell is a variant of Leonard. Leonard has been associated with Old French and Germanic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Lennell is a variant of Leonard. The history of Leonard gives this family its wider story. Use of Leonard was revived during the 19th century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lennell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 143
- 128 boys · 15 girls
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 1990. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1962. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 213 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lennell’s family of names
Lennell has a related form in Leonard.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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