Lanny - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Lanny \l(an)-

, also used as girl's name Lanny, is pronounced LAN-ee. It is of English origin. Short form and nickname of names like Roland (Old French) "famous land" and Lanzo (Old German) "land".

Lanny has 1 variant form: Lannie.

For more information, see also the related name Orlando.

Baby names that sound like Lanny are Lonny and Lenny.

Lanny is a somewhat common first name for men (#857 out of 1220) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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