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What does Leonard mean?

Leonard Pronunciation of Leonard as a boys' name is pronounced LEN-ard, le-AW-nard. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Leonard is "lion strength". From an Old French name derived from Germanic leon "lion" and hard "hardy, brave, strong". Name of a fifth-century saint, the patron of peasants and horses. The name was introduced into Britain by the Normans and became popular in the 19th century. Composer Leonard Bernstein; actors Leonard Nimoy, Leonardo DiCaprio.

STARTS WITH Leo-

ASSOCIATED WITH lion, old, brave, saint, peasants (farmer), britain (england), popular (famous), 19th century

Variations

VARIANTS Lee, Len, Lenard, Lenn, Lennard, Lennart, Lennerd, Lennie, Lenny, Leo, Leon, Leonardo, Leondaus, Leone, Leonerd, Leonhard, Leonid, Leonidas, Leonides, Leonis, Lonnard, Lonny

FEMININE FORMS Lenna, Leonarda

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Leonard Amare (L.A.), ..

How popular is Leonard?

Leonard is a very popular first name for men (#107 out of 1220, Top 9%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#308 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Leonard reached its top rank of #38 in the U.S. in the 1920s, and is presently at #633. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Leonard name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Leonard outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Leo (#50 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Leonardo (#92), Leon (#238), Leonidas (#502), Lee (#689), Lenny (#1690), Len, Lenard, Lennard, Lennie and Lonny are the popular varying forms of Leonard (#633) listed in the Top 2000. These forms of Leonard were favored as birth names in the 1900s (ADOPTION OF 1.4%) and are somewhat less widespread today (ADOPTION 0.8%, DOWN 44.8%). Leo has generally been popular among parents, though Leonidas has become popular as well, while versions such as Leonard have become less popular.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Leonard, Lee, Len, Lenard, Lennard in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Lennie, Lenny, Leo, Leon, Leonardo in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Leonidas, Lonny in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Lee, Leo, Leon, Leonardo outside U.S.

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Barnard, Bearnard, Bernard, Bernhard, Burnard, Dainard, Daynard (see Dainard), Derward, Edouard, Eginard (see Eginhard), Gearard (see Gerard), Gerard, Gerhard, Gerrard, Glennard, Godard, Hobard, Howard, Jerard, Jerrard, Kennaird (see Kennard), Kennard, Kenward, Kinnard, Leandre, Leandro, Leary, Leeland, Leland, Lemar, Lemarr, Lemond, Leomaris, Leoncio, Leondre, Leonel, Leopold, Leyland, Lombard, Lord, Mainard, Maynard, Meinhard, Menard, Raynard, Reinhard, Renard, Rennard, Reynard, Riobard, Riocard, Seward, Steinard, Vernard and Woodard. These names tend to be less commonly used than Leonard.

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