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Λεωνίδας
“lion”
Λεωνίδας (Leōnĭ́dās) is a masculine given name. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Leonidas.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Λεωνίδας is Leonidas written in the Greek alphabet. Leonidas is a variant of Leonard. Leonard has been associated with Old French and Germanic naming traditions. Leonidas is a variant of Leonidus. An origin associated with Leonidus is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Built from Ancient Greek λέων (“lion”) + -ῐ́δᾱς.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Λεωνίδας’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Λεωνίδας has a later derivative in Leonid. In Greek usage, Λεωνίδας has a transliteration in Leonídas. In Ancient Greek usage, Λεωνίδας has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Leónidas.
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Λεωνίδας has relatives in 9 languages.
12 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Leonequivalent
- Leonidderivative · English
- Leonidaequivalent
- Леонидequivalent
- Леонідequivalent
- Λέωνequivalent
- ⲗⲉⲱⲛⲓⲇⲁⲥderivative · Coptic
- Λεωνίδαfeminine form · Greek
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People named Λεωνίδας
- Leonidas IKing of Sparta from c. 489 BC to 480 BC
- Leonidas IIKing of Sparta314 BC–234 BC
- Leonidas PyrgosGreek fencer1874–2000
- Leonidas of Rhodesancient victor in four Olympiads200 BC–200 BC
- Leonidas KavakosGreek violinist and conductorborn 1967
- Leonidas of Tarentumancient Greek poet319 BC–259 BC
- Leonidas Sabanisweightlifterborn 1971
- Leonidas of Epirustutor to Alexander the Great400 BC–400 BC
- Leonidas KokasGreek weightlifterborn 1973
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