Leonard
For other uses, see Leonard (disambiguation).
Leonard or Leo is a common English language masculine given name and a surname.
The given name and surname originate from the Old High German Leonhard containing the prefix levon ("lion") and the suffix hardu ("brave" or "hardy"). The name has come to mean "lion strength", "lion-strong", or "lion-hearted". It may also be from the Latin Leo ("lion"). Leonard was the name of a Saint in the Middle Ages period, known as the patron saint of prisoners.[1]
Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic O'Leannain, consisting of the prefix O ("descendant of") and the suffix Leannan ("lover"). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany.[2]
Variations
The name has variants in other languages:[2]
- Lennard, Learned, Lenny/diminutive (English)
- Lennert (German, Dutch, Flemish)
- Lehnertz, Lehnert (Luxembourgish)
- Léonard ([leɔnaʁ]; French)
- Leon (French)
- Leonard = "Renata" in Maori,Waitaha
- Leonhard, Leonhardt (German)
- Leonardi, Lunardi (Italian)
- Leonardo (Italian, Spanish and Portuguese)
- Lenart (disambiguation) (Czech, Slovene)
- Lennart (Swedish, Estonian, Dutch (Groningen, Friesland))
- Lenno (Groningen)
- Leen (Dutch)
- Lenni (Finnish)
In other languages
- Armenian: Լեոնարդ (Leonard)
- Croatian: Leonard
- Czech: Leonard
- French: Léonard
- Georgian: ლეონარდ (Leonard)
- German: Leonhard, Leonhardt, Lennart
- Greek: Λεονάρδος (Leonárdos)
- Italian: Leonardo
- Maori: Renātā
- Polish:Leonard
- Portuguese: Leonardo
- Russian: Леонард (Leonard)
- Serbian: Леонард (Leonard)
- Spanish: Leonardo
- Swedish: Lennart
People with the name or its variants include:
Given name
| Leonard | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɛnərd/ LEN-ərd |
| Gender | Masculine |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "lion strength" |
| Region of origin | England |
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- Leonard Adleman (born 1945), American computer scientist
- Léonard Autié (1751–1820), French hairdresser
- Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990), American conductor and composer
- Leonard Burton (born 1964), American football player
- Leonard of Chios (died 1482), Greek bishop
- Leonard Cohen (born 1934), Canadian singer-songwriter
- Leonard Doroftei (born 1970), Romanian boxer
- Leonhard Euler (1707–1783), Swiss mathematician
- Leonard Fairley (born 1951), American football player
- Leonhard Fuchs (1501–1566), German physician and natural historian
- Leonard Hoffman (born 1934), British judge
- Leonard Humphries (born 1970), American football player
- Leonard Labatt (1838–1897), Swedish tenor
- Leonard Lance (born 1952), American politician
- Leonard Francis Lindoy (born 1937), Australian chemist
- Leonard Livingston (1920–1998), Australian cricketer
- Leonard Maltin (born 1950), American film critic and film historian
- Leonard Mlodinow (born 1954), American physicist and writer
- Leonard Nimoy (1931–2015), American actor and film director
- Leonard of Noblac (died 559), Frankish nobleman
- Leonard Peikoff (born 1933), Canadian philosopher
- Leonard Pitts (born 1957), American journalist
- Leonard of Port Maurice (1676–1751), Italian saint
- Leonard Roberts (born 1972), American actor
- Leonard Rosenman (1924–2008), American composer
- Leonard Silverman (1930–2015), New York politician and judge
- Leonard Slatkin (born 1944), American conductor
- Leonard Steinberg (1936–2009), British businessman
- Leonard Stone (1923–2011), American actor
- Leonard Thompson (1901–1968), British football player
- Leonard Woolley (1880–1960), British archaeologist
- Leonard Wong, American military writer
Surname
| Leonard | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | "lion,strong"; "lion-hearted" |
| Region of origin | Old High German; Gaelic |
Film, radio, television
- Brendan Leonard (born 1984), US TV personality
- Chuck Leonard (1937-2004), radio
- Gloria Leonard (1940-2014), actress
- Jason Leonard (born 1968), English rugby union player
- John Leonard (1939-2008), critic
- Joshua Leonard (born 1975), actor
- Lee Leonard (born 1929), US TV personality
- Marion Leonard (1881-1956), actress
- Mike Leonard (born 1947), US TV personality
- Robert Sean Leonard (born 1969), actor
- Robert Z. Leonard (1889-1968), director
- Sheldon Leonard (1907–1997), American film and TV producer
- Steve Leonard (born 1972), English TV personality
- Tony Leonard (born 1947), Australian radio presenter
Literature
- Elmore Leonard (1925-2013), American novelist
- George Leonard (1923-2010), American author
- Hugh Leonard (1926-2009), Irish playwright
- John Leonard (born 1965), Australian poet
- Mark Leonard (writer), UK author
- Paul Leonard (writer), UK author
- Tom Leonard (born 1944), Scottish poet
- William Ellery Leonard (1876-1944), American poet
Military
- Edwin Leonard, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Matthew Leonard, Medal of Honor recipient
- Patrick James Leonard, Medal of Honor recipient
- Patrick Thomas Leonard, Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient
- Turney W. Leonard, Medal of Honor recipient
- William E. Leonard, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
Music
- Jaak Leonard, English Singer-Songwriter
- Adam Leonard, English singer-songwriter
- Conrad Leonard, pianist
- Glenn Leonard, American musician
- Gustav Leonhardt, Dutch musician, conductor, musicologist
- Harlan Leonard, American jazz musician
- Hubert Léonard, Belgian violinist
- Matthew Leonard, English musician
- Patricia Leonard, English opera singer
- Patrick Leonard, American songwriter
- Ronald Leonard, cellist
- Scott Leonard, American musician
Politics
- Bill Leonard (politician), American politician
- Elijah Leonard, Canadian politician
- Fred Churchill Leonard, American politician
- J. Rich Leonard, American judge
- Jerris Leonard, American politician
- Jimmy Leonard, Irish politician
- John J. Leonard, mayor of Bolingbrook, Illinois
- Paul Leonard (politician), American politician
- Richard Leonard, British politician
- Stephen B. Leonard, American politician
- Tom Leonard (Irish politician)
- William Leonard (British politician)
Sports
- Leonard (baseball), baseball
- Andy Leonard, baseball
- Benny Leonard (born Benjamin Leiner; "The Ghetto Wizard", 1896–1947), American world champion Hall of Fame lightweight boxer
- Bobby Leonard (born 1932), American basketball coach
- Brendon Leonard, rugby union
- Brian Leonard, American football
- Buck Leonard, baseball
- Cecil Leonard, American football
- Dennis Leonard, baseball
- Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher) (Hubert Benjamin Leonard), baseball
- Dutch Leonard (right-handed pitcher) (Emil John Leonard), baseball
- Gary Leonard, basketball
- Hookey Leonard, Scottish professional footballer
- Jason Leonard (born 1968), English rugby union player
- Jeffrey Leonard (born 1955), American baseball player
- Jim Leonard, American football
- Joe Leonard, motorsports
- John Leonard (footballer), Gaelic football
- Johnny Leonard, Australian rules football
- Justin Leonard (born 1972), American golfer
- Kawhi Leonard (born 1991), American basketball player
- Mark Leonard (footballer), association football
- Marshall Leonard, soccer
- Meyers Leonard (born 1992), American basketball player
- Michael Leonard, field hockey
- Philippe Léonard, soccer
- Sarah Leonard, archery
- Silvio Leonard (born 1955), Cuban sprinter
- Stan Leonard, golf
- Sugar Ray Leonard (born 1956), American boxer
- William J. Leonard, American football
Other fields
- Adna Wright Leonard, Methodist Bishop of Buffalo NY
- Andrew Paul Leonard, photographer
- Andrew Leonard, American technology journalist
- Cynthia Leonard, suffragist
- Emery Clarence Leonard, American botanist
- Frederick C. Leonard, American astronomer
- George Leonard, American lawyer
- Graham Leonard, Anglican Bishop converted to Catholicism
- Harry Ward Leonard, inventor
- Herman Leonard, photographer
- Jack E. Leonard, comedian
- James A. Leonard, American chess player
- Thomas Arthur Leonard, English pioneer of outdoor holidays
- Vincent Leonard, Bishop of Pittsburgh
- Wrexie Leonard, American astronomer
Fictional characters
- Anatole Leonard, in the Robotech series
- Ego Leonard, a children's Lego character.[3]
- Lenny Leonard, in The Simpsons
- Lockie Leonard, in children's novels
- Léonard (comics), cartoon character by Turk & De Groot
- Leonard (demon), in the Dictionnaire Infernal
- Leonard Hofstadter, in The Big Bang Theory
- Lennie Briscoe, in Law and Order
- Private Leonard Church, from Red vs. Blue
- Leonard McCoy, in the Star Trek series
- Leonard of Quirm, in the Discworld novels
- Leonard von Lahnstein German soap opera character
- Leonard, in the Total drama series and spinoff.
References
- ↑ "Leonard - name meaning and origin". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- 1 2 "Surname: Leonard". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑
See also
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