Leonard
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Leonard or Leo is a common English surname and a masculine given name.
Key facts
- Given Name Revised.name
- Leonard
- Given Name Revised.gender
- Male
- Given Name Revised.meaning
- "lion strength"
- Given Name Revised.region
- England
- Surname.name
- Leonard
- Surname.meaning
- "lion,strong"; "lion-hearted"
- Surname.region
- Old High German; Gaelic
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- IPA transcription
- lɛˈɔ̃nart
- Commons category
- Leonard (given name)
- native label
- Leonard
- transliteration or transcription
- Леонард
- Soundex
- L563
- Cologne phonetics
- 5672
- Caverphone
- LNT111
- nickname
- Lennie
- P8168
- 250
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Leonard or Leo is a common English surname and a masculine given name.
The given name and surname originate from the Old High German Leonhard containing the prefix levon ("lion") from the Greek Λέων ("lion") through the Latin Leo, and the suffix hardu ("brave" or "hardy"). The name has come to mean "lion strength", "lion-strong", or "lion-hearted". Leonard was the name of a Saint in the Middle Ages period, known as the patron saint of prisoners.