Lenin
Taken from the surname of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the Russian revolutionary who led the Soviet Union's founding, and given as a political tribute.
Meaning and origin
Lenin is a first name lifted straight from the family name of the Bolshevik leader who directed Russia's 1917 revolution and became the first head of the Soviet Union.
How to pronounce Lenin
| Spanish (Latin America) | LEH-neen /ˈlenin/ |
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