Given name & surname
Léonard
Léonard is a masculine given name. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In French use, Léonard shares an earlier linguistic root with Leonard. Leonard has been associated with Old French and Germanic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
In French use, Léonard shares an earlier linguistic root with Leonard. The history of Leonard gives this family its wider story. Use of Leonard was revived during the 19th century.
Explained through its name family
Léonard’s family of names
Léonard shares a linguistic root with Leonard. In French usage, Léonard has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Leonardo. In French usage, Léonard has a conventional equivalent in the English form Leonard.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Léonard has relatives in 19 languages.
12 related names in 19 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Léonard
- Léonard KweukeCameroonian footballerborn 1987
- Léonard MulambaCongolese politician (1928-1986)
- Léonard SteyaertBelgian boxer1910–1992
- Léonard Daghelinckxcyclist1900–1986
- Léonard SpechtFrench footballerborn 1954
- Léonard LimosinFrench painter and engraver (c.1505-c.1575)
- Léonard DhejjuCongolese catholic priest (1931-2019)
- Léonard GianaddaSwiss journalist and engineer (1935–2023)
- Léonard Autiécoiffeur, theatre entrepreneur1751–1820
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