Leopold

German
"brave people"

Leopold Origin and Meaning

The name Leopold is a boy's name of German origin meaning "brave people".

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 it is also a saint's name.

# 912 in the US

Leopold Rank in US Top 1000

# 764 on Nameberry

Leopold Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Leopold Popularity

Famous People Named Leopold

  • Leopold I
    King of Belgium
  • Leopold II (Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor)
    King of Belgium
  • Leopold III (Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubert Marie Michel)
    King of Belgium
  • Saint Leopold III
    Margrave of Austria
  • Saint Leopold Mandić
    Croatian Capuchin friar
  • Leopold Senghor
    poet and first president of Senegal
  • (Johann Georg) Leopold Mozart
    German composer; father of W.A. Mozart
  • Leopold Ružička
    Croatian chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize
  • Leopold George Duncan Albert
    Prince of the UK; Duke of Albany, son of Queen Victoria
  • Leopold Maximilian Joseph Maria Arnulf
    Prince of Bavaria, WWI Field Marshal
  • Leopold Clement Philipp August Maria
    Prince of Saxe,Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony
  • Léopold Ferdinand Élie Victor Albert Marie
    Prince of Belgium, son and heir of King Leopold II
  • Leopold (born Leopoldo Beniamino Giuseppe)
    Prince of the Two Sicilies, Count of Syracuse
  • Leopold Franz Julius
    Prince of Saxe,Coburg and Gotha, Duke in Saxony
  • Leopold Ritter von Sacher
    Masoch, Austrian writer; root of the word "masochism"
  • Leopold Stokowski
    British orchestral conductor
  • Leopold Morse
    U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
  • Leopold Zunz
    German rabbi; founder of the field of Jewish studies
  • Aldo Leopold
    American environmentalist
  • Leopold Brodziński
    Polish actor
  • Leopold Staff
    Polish poet
  • Leopold Rupprecht Ludwig Ferdinand Adalbert Friedrich Maria
    Prince of Bavaria, German racing drive

Leopold in Pop Culture

  • Leopold Bloom
    main character in James Joyce's 'Ulysses'
  • Leopold Alexis Elijah Walker Gareth Thomas Mountbatten
    Duke of Albany, main character in film "Kate & Leopold"
  • Leopold "Butters" Stotch
    character on TV's "South Park"
  • Leopold von Flockenstuffen
    character on British series "'Allo 'Allo!"
  • Leopold "Leo" Fitz
    character on TV's "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D"
  • Leopold
    character on TV's "The Simpsons"
  • Leopold Vermillion
    character on anime series "Black Clover"