Baby name
FADING
🇧🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 Leno
/LEE · noh/
Meaning
“Festive, joyful”
Italian short form of names like Gaetano; also associated with TV host Jay Leno, making it recognizable in the US though rarely given.
Nicknames
leo · len
Vibe
playful
How it ages.
Regional Italian feel; too associated with Jay Leno in the US to work without that shadow.
The cultural moment.
Rare in Italy and Brazil; no significant modern trend.