Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Hebrew (Modern) Scripts לני(Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. LE-nee [key] Other Forms FormsLenny, Leni, Lennie Meaning & History Modern Hebrew acronym for "God gave to me" (Hebrew: לי נתן האל), Li 2 means "to me" / "for me" / "mine", Natan or Nathan means "he gave", the letter y is part of the name of God.