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Leonard

US/ˈlɛnɚd/

Leonard proper noun: a male given name from the Germanic languages.

Proper noun

Leonard

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
    • - - - save the delight of being called "Leo" by those whom the newspapers call "the leading fashionables", whereas, had he stuck to the city, he might still have been called only Leonard, like his father before him.1844, Catherine Gore, The Birthright and Other Tales, Henry Colburn, published 1844, page 251
    • "You want names, I'll give you names. My name is Leonard Alfred Schneider. What was I doing when I took the name Lenny Bruce? I was moving towards the invisible middle.1997, Don DeLillo, Underworld, Simon&Schuster, published 1998, →ISBN, page 592
  2. A surname transferred from the given name.
  3. A surname from Irish.
  4. A village in Oakland County, Michigan.
  5. A minor city in Clearwater County, Minnesota.
  6. A village in Shelby County, Missouri.
  7. A minor city in Cass County, North Dakota.
  8. An unincorporated community in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
  9. A city in Fannin County, Texas.

Leonard meaning in Marathi and Bengali

Leonard in Marathi

male given name
लेनर्ड lenarḍa

Leonard in Bengali

male given name
লিওনার্ড liōnarḍo

Forms of Leonard

alternative formLarned

Origin of Leonard

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).

Words formed from Leonard

Questions about Leonard

What does Leonard mean?
Leonard means a male given name from the Germanic languages.
What is Leonard in Marathi?
Leonard in Marathi is लेनर्ड (lenarḍa). See Leonard meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Leonard?
Leonard is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Leonard?
Leonard is pronounced /ˈlɛnɚd/ (US).

Words near Leonard in the dictionary

  1. Leon
  2. Leon County
  3. Leon Kilat
  4. Leona
  5. Leona Valley
  6. Leonard
  7. Leonarda
  8. Leonardeschi
  9. Leonardesque
  10. Leonardi
  11. Leonardian

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