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Leotis effortlessly blends vintage and contemporary style, offering old-fashioned charm and not one, but two old-school cool nicknames: Leo and Otis.
 
Leotis and Leodis — the original form of the name — both debuted on the American charts in 1915, but Leotis would go on to be (slightly) more common. At its peak, Leotis was given to 25 baby boys in 1949. It was, and remains, a predominantly African American name.
 
Leotis Martin was the first-ever North American Boxing Federation heavyweight champion, making Leotis one of many eligible <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/754/black-hero-names">Black hero names</a>.
 
Leotis comes from Leodis, the place name that predated Leeds, Yorkshire. It was derived from the Celtic Lādenses, meaning "people living by the strongly flowing river".

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One-of-a-kind yet part of the popular crowd, Leodis is a totally unique choice that fits in with the trending Leo- names of today. Keke Palmer chose it for her son Leodis Andrellton, writing, "Born during Black History Month, with a name to match!"
 
Leodis has never been a common name — at its peak, Leodis was given to just 15 baby boys in 1935 and 1950 — but is almost exclusively used by African Americans. The most notable modern bearer is football player Leodis McKelvin. Leotis, a related name, was famously borne by boxer Leotis Martin — the first-ever North American Boxing Federation heavyweight champion.
 
Leodis has Celtic roots from the place name Lādenses — the original name for Leeds, the now British city in Yorkshire. Leodis was likely the Anglo-Saxon or Celtic predecessor to Leeds.

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