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Leonard

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

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Leonard at a glance

Origin
Germanic
Root meaning
“lion”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈlɛnɚd/

Etymology

From Old French Leonard, name of a 6th century Frankish saint, from Old High German leo (“lion”) or Old High German liut (“person”) and hart (“hard”). As a surname, also used as an anglicisation of Irish Ó Leannáin (Lennon).

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What does the name Leonard mean?

A male given name from the Germanic languages. Its root means "lion".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).