Leander

Greek

"lion-man"

Leander Origin and Meaning

The name Leander is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "lion-man".

Leander is an almost unknown name with great potential as a possible alternative to the overused Alexander. In Greek legend, Leander was the powerful figure who swam across the Hellespont every night to visit his beloved Hero, a priestess of Venus.

Leander is currently a Top 40 name in Norway; Leandro is the attractive Spanish form, and Leandre is popular in France--it appears in three Moliere plays.

Leander Sydnor was the name of one of the younger police detectives on The Wire.

Leander Rank in US Top 1000

# 977 in the US

Leander Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 168 on Nameberry

Leander Popularity

• 168 Nameberry 2024
• 602 Unique 2022
• 193 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Leander

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• Edmund
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• Casimir
• Eamon
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Famous People Named Leander

• Saint Leander Bishop of Seville, circa 534,600, was instrumental in converting the Visigothic kings of Spain and Portugal
• Leander Starr Jameson 1st Baronet, 10th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony
• Leander "Lee" Adams Vice journalist and documentary maker
• Leander Adrian Paes Indian tennis player
• Leander Dendoncker Belgian footballer
• Leander Henry Perez American judge and politician from Louisiana
• Leander Babcock US Congressman from New York
• Leander Martin Cox US Congressman from Kentucky
• Leander James McCormick American inventor and businessman
• Leander Hamilton McCormick American inventor; son of the above
• Leander Jordan American NFL player

Leander in Pop Culture

• Leander Greek mythological figure who swam across the strait of Abydos to visit his lover Hero and was drowned one stormy night when he lost his way
• Daphne and Amy Leander characters in Lauren DeStefano's "The Internment Chronicles"
• Leander penniless and unworthy idealist posing as a nobleman in the Spanish comedy "Los intereses creados" (1908) by Jacinto Benavente
• Leander Sydnor character on the HBO drama The Wire
• Leander Cephas Whitlock character on HBO's "Boardwalk Empire"
• Leander Club founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, and the oldest non,academic club.
• Leander Texas
• Leander Danish baby and children's furniture company
• The Leander class was a class of eight light cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s that saw service in World War II.
• Leander Holmes Charlotte's uncle in the Charlotte Holmes novels by Brittany Cavallaro