Meaning & origin
How it developed
Leka developed from Ἀλέξανδρος.
Leka’s family of names
Leka developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἀλέξανδρος. Leka has a conventional equivalent in the German form Alexander. Leka has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Alejandro.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Leka has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Leka comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Leka
- Leka, Crown Prince of AlbaniaHead of the House of Zogu (1961-2011)1939–2011
- Leka Bungoactor1944–2025
- Leka Mini BaridamNigerian taekwondoinborn 2000
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