Given name

Leand

Leand is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Leand is a variant of Leander. An origin associated with Leander is Greek.

Explained through its name family

The story

Leand is a variant of Leander. The history of Leander gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Leander is associated with Hero's lover. Leander’s historical associations include a 6th-century saint, the brother of Sts Fulgentius, Isidore, and Florentina.

Explained through its name family

Leand’s family of names

Leand has a related form in Leander.

Walk Leand’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Saints

Leande

No U.S. birth series

67% boys · 33% girls

Saints

Cleand

“a lion of a man”

No U.S. birth series

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Saints

Leandro

“lion” · “man”

63FamiliarRising fast

>99% boys

Saints

Leandre

“resembling a lioness”

21RareEasing

>99% boys

Saints

Cleande

“a lion of a man”

No U.S. birth series

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Saints

Cleandre

“a lion of a man”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Leand’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Leand