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Leandro

leh-AHN-dro; leh-AHN-droo
Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian variation of Leander
"lion-man"
Brynn McKeon
By Brynn McKeon
Updated Tue Sep 30 2025

Leandro Origin and Meaning

The name Leandro is a boy's name of Spanish, Italian, Latin origin meaning "lion-man".

Leandro is a variation of the Ancient Greek name Leander, created by combining the Latin words leo and Andro together, to get a meaning that suggests strength, power, and bravery. The Hero and Leander myth lends the name a romantic, poetical feel, while it's association to Bishop Leander of Seville gives it a more saintly quality.

Familiar in its native Spain, Portugal, and Italy, it has also been climbing up the US charts since it entered the Top 1000 back in 2005. Now, with names like Arlo, Leo, and Matteo in style, Leandro is given to around 560 boys each year, almost twice as many as were given the name a decade ago.

# 499 in the US

Leandro Rank in US Top 1000

# 896 on Nameberry

Leandro Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Leandro

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Famous People Named Leandro

  • Leandro Mateus Barbosa
    Brazilian basketball player
  • Leandro Alem (1841–1896)
    an Argentine politician and founder of the Radical Civic Union
  • Leandro Marcolini Pedroso de Almeida (1982–)
    a Brazilian,Hungarian footballer
  • Leandro Augusto (1977–)
    a Brazilian footballer
  • Leandro Lessa Azevedo (1980–)
    a Brazilian footballer
  • Leandro Baccaro (1973–)
    an Argentine field hockey player
  • Leandro Barbosa (1982–)
    a Brazilian basketball player
  • Leandro Bassano (1557
    1622), an Italian artist
  • Leandro Bottasso (1986–)
    an Argentine track and road cyclist
  • Leandro Campagna (1994–)
    an Italian footballer.
  • Leandro Chaparro (1991–)
    an Argentine footballer
  • Leandro Damião (1989
    ), a Brazilian footballer
  • Leandro Gomes (1976–)
    an Azerbaijani footballer
  • Leandro Grimi (1985–)
    an Argentine footballer
  • Leandro Joaquim Ribeiro (1995–)
    Brazilian footballer
  • Leandro de Oliveira da Luz (1983–)
    Brazilian footballer
  • Leandro Ruiz Machado (1977–)
    a Brazilian water polo player
  • Leandro Moldes (1986–)
    a German/Swiss singer
  • Leandro Montagud (1989
    ), a Spanish footballer
  • Leandro Fernández de Moratín (1760
    1828), a Spanish dramatist
  • Leandro de Deus Santos (1977–)
    a Brazilian footballer
  • Leandro da Silva (disambiguation)
    multiple persons
  • José Leandro Ferreira (1959–)
    a Brazilian footballer
  • Leandro V. Locsin
    Philippine National Artist for Architecture

The name Leandro in Pop Culture

  • Spanish
    Italian and Portuguese form of Leander.
  • Leandro
    a young gentleman of good estate in Fletcher and Massinger's comedy The Spanish Curate (1647 play)