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Leda

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Gender: Female Meaning of Leda: "happy" Origin of Leda: Greek

The name Leda is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "happy". Leda and is often added to lists like Mythological Baby Names for Girls and discussed in our forums with posts like "Picky Parents BNG".

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In classical Greek myth, Leda was a great beauty who mothered another great beauty, Helen of Troy.

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Famous People Named Leda

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Leda Gloria, Italian actress
Leda Cosmides, American psychologist
Leda Luss Luyken, Greek conceptual artist
Leda Mileva, Bulgarian children's author and translator

Pop Culture References for the name Leda

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Leda, Spartan queen in Greek mythology who gave birth to Helen after being visited by Zeus in the form of a swan
Leda, character in Jodi Picoult's "Plain Truth"
Leda, character on TV's "Queer as Folk"
Leda, code name for the female clones on TV's 'Orphan Black'
Leda Cole, character in the novel "The Thousandth Floor"

Nicknames & Variations for Leda

Leyda, Layda, Ledah, Lyda, Leida, Leta

Leda's International Variations

Lida, Lidochka, Lido (Russian) Lediana (Spanish)

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