Leopold

Gender: M Popularity: this week. Origin of Leopold: German Meaning of Leopold: "brave people"

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This aristocratic, somewhat formal Germanic route to the popular Leo is a royal name: Queen Victoria used it to honor a favorite uncle, King Leopold of Belgium. Though Leopold sounds as if it might be a leonine name, it's not really a relative of such choices as Leon, and Leonard.

In literature, the name is famous via Leopold Bloom, the central character of James Joyce's Ulysses and in music is associated with the distinguished conductor Leopold Stokowski, and is also a saint's name.

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Famous People Named Leopold

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, author of 'Venus in Furs'; the words "masochism" and "masochist" are derived from his surname
Leopold Stokowski, British orchestral conductor (of Polish descent)
King Leopold of Belgium
Aldo Leopold, environmentalist
Leopold Senghor, poet and first president of Senegal
Leopold Mozart, musician

Pop Culture References for the Name Leopold

Leopold Bloom, protagonist in James Joyce's 'Ulysses'
Kate & Leopold, a romantic comedy

Leopold's International Variations

Léopold (French) Luitpold (German) Leopoldo (Spanish)

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