Meaning: Brave lion, through Leonard
The story
The Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Leonard. Artist Leonardo da Vinci and mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci give it strong Renaissance associations alongside its older Germanic name elements.
Nicknames
- Leo
- Leon
- Nardo
Spellings & variants
- Leonard
- Leonhard
- Lennart
Famous namesakes
- Leonardo da VinciRenaissance artist
- Leonardo DiCaprioActor
Popularity
Top 100
One of the 100 most popular names in the US.
Similar position in the latest US rankings
Style
Origins
Leonardo comes from Italian.
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Possessing goodness, through Darius
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