Across the world, Leni (Leni 
, 了你 
, ليني 
) is a common predominantly girly, but very seldom male forename. The forename Leni is habitual in Indonesia, where it is quite a common principally girly, but very seldom masculine name, Brazil, where it is quite a common girly name, and Germany, where it is quite a rare feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Indonesia, Brazil, and Philippines. Much less frequently, Leni is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Leni | Germany, Indonesia, Philippines, India, Brazil |
| 了你 | China |
| ليني | Palestinian Territory, Sudan, Libya, Jordan, Iraq |
| Лени | Kazakhstan, China, Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine |
Leni is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Leni Milchstraße , character in Sakura Wars: The Movie; Lennie Briscoe , the Law & Order character; Leni , the operatic character in the opera The Trial by Philip Glass; Leni , the operatic character in the opera Der Prozeß by Gottfried von Einem and Lenny Leonard , the fictional character from the The Simpsons franchise, among other works.
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leni stengel American actress (1901-1982), US (b. 1901) |
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leni timmermann German composer, pianist and author, DE (b. 1901) |
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| leni schlosser holocaust victim, b. 1854-02-09, AT (b. 1854) |
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| leni herlingerová holocaust victim, b. 1858-02-10, CZ (b. 1858) |
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leni oslob German fencer, DE (b. 1909) |
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| leni berger holocaust victim, b. 1860-09-02, AT (b. 1860) |
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| leni schmolka holocaust victim, b. 1861-03-16, AT (b. 1861) |
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leni saris Dutch writer (1915-1999), NL (b. 1915) |
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| leni schafner holocaust victim, b. 1865-06-09, AT (b. 1865) |
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| leni landau holocaust victim, b. 1867-02-15, AT (b. 1867) |
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| leni lebenstein Holocaust victim, b. 1868-09-28, CZ (b. 1868) |
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| leni broch holocaust victim, b. 1870-09-14, AT (b. 1870) |
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| leni schlifke holocaust victim, b. 1871-02-20, AT (b. 1871) |
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| leni matthaei German artist (1873–1981), DE (b. 1873) |
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| leni ilona gold holocaust victim, b. 1877-08-19, AT (b. 1877) |
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