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leonard

Phoneticsleonard

/ˈɫɛnɝd/

Definitions

01a male name

A1

n. a common first name for a man or a boy.

n. a masculine given name, frequently appearing in English-speaking cultures and often abbreviated to Leo, Len, or Lenny.

“My grandfather's name was Leonard, but everyone called him Leo.”

“Leonard Cohen was a highly influential Canadian singer-songwriter and poet whose career spanned several decades.”

Synonyms

LeoLenny

02a family name

A1

n. a common last name or family name.

n. a surname of either Germanic or Irish origin, often transferred from the given name.

“The new teacher's name is Mr. Leonard.”

“Sugar Ray Leonard is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time, winning world titles in five weight divisions.”

Etymology

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).

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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