This is because the original Scots spelling, Lenȝie, contained the letter yogh, which was later confused with the tailed z.

[6] The name probably derives from the Gaelic Lèanaidh (pronounced [ˈʎianɪ]), a locative form of lèana, meaning a "wet meadow".

Lenzie Moss, a boggy, marshy area of Lenzie that has not been built on, has peat bogs, which were extensively exploited and now feature the characteristics of peat cutting, and several acres of deciduous woodland mainly made up of silver birch.

This consisted of Victorian and Edwardian villas, a few terraces, and some 1920s and 1930s bungalows at Middlemuir and Kirkintilloch Road in north Lenzie.

In the south, housing was built at Millersneuk and Claddens, changing the image and the face of the village into a town.

Holy Family Primary is a Catholic school situated on the border of Lenzie and Kirkintilloch.

[20] St Cyprian's, a category B listed building,[21] is the oldest of the churches - established in 1873[22] and celebrated its 125th anniversary in the year 1998.

[26] It has a successfully running beaver cub and scout sections and also includes the Pegasus explorer unit.

The BB in Lenzie has three growing sections for boys aged 5 – 18 years and celebrated its 50th anniversary in May 2014.

[citation needed] Lenzie Bowling Club was the first club established in the village, when in 1873 a bowling green was formed as an amenity to attract owners and tenants to the properties built in Regent Square and surrounding area - demand for property was less significant in those days prior to electricity supply and suitable drainage!

[30] Established in 1889, Lenzie Golf Club is situated at the east end of the Gadloch and is often flooded by the loch.

[32] In 1879, the club took part in a demonstration game at the Ulster Cricket Ground against a scratch team of local players in one of the earliest competitive football matches held in Northern Ireland.