Leonard

Also known as Leonard (given name), Leonard (first name)

Leonard or Leo is a common English surname and a masculine given name.

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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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Instance of: male given name

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name day: September 28
language of work or name: Romanian
IPA transcription: lɛˈɔ̃nart
Commons category: Leonard (given name)
different from: Leonard
native label: Leonard
transliteration or transcription: Леонард
writing system: Latin script
Soundex: L563
Cologne phonetics: 5672
Caverphone: LNT111
nickname: Lennie
described by source: Wiktionary
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.

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