Given name

Leande

Leande is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

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

Explained through its name family

The story

Leande 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

Leande’s family of names

Leande has a related form in Leander.

Walk Leande’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

Leand

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86% boys · 14% girls

Saints

Cleande

“a lion of a man”

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Saints

Cliandre

“a lion of a man”

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Saints

Cleand

“a lion of a man”

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Saints

Jojee

“one who works the earth; a farmer”

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Saints

Cleandro

“a lion of a man”

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Sibling ideas

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

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