Leda
lee-dah
Greek
"happy"Leda Origin and Meaning
The name Leda is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "happy".
In classical Greek myth, Leda was a great beauty who mothered another great beauty, Helen of Troy. Leda is that rare name that is at once simple, deeply-rooted, and unique: Only 18 baby girls were named Leda in the US last year. A name used in several European countries, pronunciation is usually the straightforward lee-dah but the Italians say lay-dah.
Leda Popularity
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Famous People Named Leda
- Leda GloriaItalian actress
- Leda CosmidesAmerican psychologist
- Leda Luss LuykenGreek conceptual artist
- Leda MilevaBulgarian children's author and translator
Leda in Pop Culture
- LedaSpartan queen in Greek mythology who gave birth to Helen after being visited by Zeus in the form of a swan
- Ledacharacter in Jodi Picoult's "Plain Truth"
- Ledacharacter on TV's "Queer as Folk"
- Ledacode name for the female clones on TV's 'Orphan Black'
- Leda Colecharacter in the novel "The Thousandth Floor"
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