Name Leonard

Origin:

From Old High German words for lion and brave, hardy

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About the name Leonard in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	English
Diminutives:	Lenn, Lennie, Lenny
US 2021 rank:	#648 ... 647:Otis, 648:Azariah, 649:Leonard, 650:Colby, 651:Duke ... Full US 2021 list
Similarly written:	Léonard, Lenard, Lennard, Leonarda, Leonardo, Leonhard, Bernard, Kennard, Lenart, Lennart Details

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About Leonhard/Leonarda, the group of names with the same origin as Leonard

Language of origin:	Old High German
Info about origin, male:	old Germanic two-element name
	known from Saint Leonard, a Frankish hermit (5th century AD)
Words:	lewo = the lion Old High German
	harti = brave, hardy Old High German
Topics:	Two-element name
Variants' top ranks:	1:Leonardo Italy 2022, 7:Leonhard Düsseldorf 2015, 7:Leonard Düsseldorf 2013, 11:Lennart Sweden 2014, 12:Lenni Finland/Finnish 2014, 27:Lenny Switzerland 2016, 42:Lenart Slovenia 2022, 45:Léonard Paris 2019, 70:Lennert Belgium 2005, 73:Lenn Netherlands 2022
Name variants:	Leen, Leonarda, Leen, Lenard, Lenart, Lenn, Lennard, Lennart, Lennert, Lenni, Lennie, Lenny, Leny, Leonard, Léonard, Leonardo, Leonhard, Lienhard, Linnart, Lionardo, Narding Sortable list Details

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