Léonard
\le.ɔ.naʁ\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Old High German origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Old High German |
| Pronunciation | \le.ɔ.naʁ\ |
| Also spelled | Leonard |
Origin and meaning
From Old French Leonard, name of a 6th century Frankish saint, from Old High German leo (“lion”) or Old High German liut (“person”) and hart (“hard”). As a surname, also used as an anglicisation of Irish Ó Leannáin (Lennon).
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- United States
- Malta
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
- Austria
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Romania
Around the world
- GermanLeonhard
- EnglishLeonard
- DanishLennart
- SpanishLeonardo
- FinnishLenni
- GreekΛεονάρδος
- HungarianLénárd
- ItalianLeonardo
- OccitanLiaunard, Liunard
- PolishLeonard
- PortugueseLeonardo
- RussianЛеонардо
- SwedishLennart
- CzechLeonhard
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).