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Lanny

  • [ LAN-ee ]
  • English
Diminutive of LANCE, LANDON, and other names beginning with Lan.

LANCE   male   English
From the Germanic name Lanzo, originally a short form of names that began with the element land meaning "land". During the Middle Ages it became associated with Old French lance "spear, lance". A famous bearer is American cyclist Lance Armstrong (1971-).
LANDON   male   English
From a surname which was derived from an Old English place name meaning "long hill" (effectively meaning "ridge"). Use of the name may have been inspired in part by the actor Michael Landon (1936-1991).
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Lance, Landen, Landon, Langdon
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Lanzo
GERMAN: Lanzo
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