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Leonard

Gender: M Popularity: this week. Origin of Leonard: German Meaning of Leonard: "brave lion" Leonard's Popularity in 2012: #702
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Medieval saint's name -- he's the patron of prisoners -- now popular only in Leo and Leonardo forms.

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Famous People Named Leonard

Leonard Bernstein, American composer
Leonard Nimoy, American actor
Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer
Leonard Maltin, American film critic
Leonard "Lenny" Kravitz, American singer
Leonard Hankerson, American football player
Leonard Johnson, American football player
Leonard Pope, American football player
Leonard Jermone, American business; grandfather of Winston Churchill
Paul Leonard Newman, American actor

Pop Culture References for the Name Leonard

Leonard Leakey Hofstadter, a main character from the U.S. show "The Big Bang Theory"
Leonard "Lenny" Kosnowski, a main character from the U.S. show '"Laverne and Shirley"
Leonard "Bones" McCoy, a main character from "Star Trek"
Leonard Bankhead, a main character in "The Marriage Plot," by Jeffrey Eugenides

Nicknames & Variations for Leonard

Leanard, Lee, Lenn, Lennerd, Lennie, Lenny, Leno, Leo, Leonardis, Leonart, Leondaus, Leone, Leonerd, Leonis, Leonnard, Leontes, Leoperd, Lernard, Lienard, Linek, Lon, Lonard, Londard, Lonnard, Lonny, Lonya, Lynnard, Léonard

Leonard's International Variations

Leonhard, Lenard, Lennard, Len (German) Leonides, Leon, Leonidas (Greek) Lionzio (Italian) Leonid (Russian) Leos, Leonti (Slavic) Leonardo (Spanish) Lennart (Swedish)

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