Lenin

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Type Surname (from location)
Usage History
Scripts Ленин(Russian)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈlʲe.nʲɪn/(Russian)

Meaning & History

Surname adopted by the Russian revolutionary and founder of the former Soviet state Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), whose birth surname was Ulyanov. He probably adapted it from the name of the River Lena in Siberia.