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Name Leander

Meaning:maybe man of the people (?), lion of a manTools:

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Gender:male
Languages of use:German
US 2021 rank:not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:Lander, Alexander, Alexander, Ander, Evander, Landen, Leandra, Léandre, Leandro, Léane     Details
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About Leander/Leandra, the group of names with the same origin as Leander

Meaning/translation:maybe man of the people (?), lion of a man
Language of origin:Old Greek
Info about origin, male:in Greek mythology Leander is known from the tragic love story Hero and Leander
Words:laos = the people  Old Greek
 aner = the man  Old Greek
 leon = the lion  Old Greek
Topics:Greek mythology
Variants' top ranks:5:Leandro Switzerland/German 2012,  5:Leano Switzerland/German 2022,  5:Leandra Albania 2019,  39:Leander Norway 2010,  53:Lean Switzerland/German 2021,  61:Léandre France 2021
Old/original forms:Leandros Old Greek
Name variants:Leandra, Lean, Leander, Léandre, Leandro, Leandros, Leano   Sortable list   Details
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NorwayGraph2022 77,  2021 87,  2020 90,  2019 86,  2018 67,  2017 65,  2016 63,  2015 59,  2014 52,  2013 49,  2012 40,  2011 59,  2010 392009 51,  2008 61,  2007 57,  2006 72,  2005 100