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Leonidas

Leonidas proper noun: a male given name from Ancient Greek.

leonidas: a male given name from Ancient Greek
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Proper noun

Leonidas

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. King Leonidas I of Sparta; he was killed at the Battle of Thermopylae, 480BC.

Origin of Leonidas

From Ancient Greek Λεωνίδᾱς (Leōnídās, “son of Leon / lion”).

Questions about Leonidas

What does Leonidas mean?
Leonidas means a male given name from Ancient Greek.
What part of speech is Leonidas?
Leonidas is a proper noun.

Words near Leonidas in the dictionary

  1. Leonhart
  2. Leonharts
  3. Leonian
  4. Leonians
  5. Leonid
  6. Leonidas
  7. Leonidi
  8. Leonidio
  9. Leonidion
  10. Leonids
  11. Leonie

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