Leander

Leander meaning and name origin

Leander \le(an)-der\ as a boy's name is pronounced lee-AN-der. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Leander is "lion man". Greek mythology: Leander swam across the Hellespont to visit his beloved, Hero. Saint Leander (seventh century) was a Spanish saint.

Leander has 11 variant forms: Ander, Leandre, Leandrew, Leandro, Leandros, Leanther, Lee, Leiandros, Leo, Liander and Liandro.

For more information, see also related names Cleander and Levander.

Baby names that sound like Leander are Lander, Landor, Landers and Linder.

View a list of the 3 names that reference Leander.

Popularity of Leander

Leander is not a popular first name for men but a very popular surname or last name for all people (#23666 out of 88799) (1990 U.S. Census).

Displayed below are the baby name popularity trends of the name Leander compared with its variant forms and related boy baby names. (2012 statistics). View the popularity trend for Leander only.

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