Leonard
US/ˈlɛnɚd/
Leonard proper noun: a male given name from the Germanic languages.
Proper noun
Leonard
- 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
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A surname from Irish.
- A village in Oakland County, Michigan.
- A minor city in Clearwater County, Minnesota.
- A village in Shelby County, Missouri.
- A minor city in Cass County, North Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
- 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
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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
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