Leonard
Leonard or Leo is a common English, German, Irish, and Dutch masculine given name and a surname.
The given name and surname originate from the Old High German Leonhard containing the prefix levon ("lion") from the Greek Λέων ("lion") through the Latin Leo, and the suffix hardu ("brave" or "hardy"). The name has come to mean "lion strength", "lion-strong", or "lion-hearted". Leonard was the name of a Saint in the Middle Ages period, known as the patron saint of prisoners.[1]
Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic O'Leannain also found as O'Leonard, but often was anglicsed to just Leonard,[2] consisting of the prefix O ("descendant of") and the suffix Leannan ("lover"). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany.[3]
Variations
The name has variants in other languages:[4]
- Leen, Leendert, Lenard (Dutch)
- Lehnertz, Lehnert (Luxembourgish)
- Len (English)
- hu:Lénárd (Hungarian)
- Lenart (disambiguation) (Czech, Slovene)
- Lennard, diminutive forms Lenny
- Lennart (Swedish, Estonian, Dutch)
- Lennert (German, Dutch)
- Lenni (Finnish)
- Lenno (Groningen)
- Lenny (English)
- Leo (many languages)
- Leon (English, German, Dutch, Russian)
- Léon (French), León (Spanish)
- Léonard ([leɔnaʁ]; French)
- Leonard = "Renata" in Maori, Waitaha
- Leonardo (Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese)
- Leonhard, Leonhardt (German)
- Leontxo (Basque)
- O'Leannáin
- O'Lionaird
In other languages
- Armenian: Լեոնարդ (Leonard)
- Croatian: Leonard
- Czech: Leonard
- French: Léonard
- Georgian: ლეონარდ (Leonard)
- German: Leonard, Leonhard, Leonhardt, Lennart
- Greek: Λεονάρδος (Leonárdos)
- Hebrew: לֵב־אֲרִי (Lév-Ari)
- Hungarian: Lénárd, Leonárd
- Italian: Leonardo
- Latvian: Linards
- Lithuanian: Leonardas
- Maori: Renātā
- Polish: Leonard
- Portuguese: Leonardo
- Romanian: Leonard
- Russian: Леонард (Leonard)
- Serbian: Леонард (Leonard)
- Spanish: Leonardo
- Swedish: Lennart
Given name
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɛnərd/ LEN-ərd |
|---|---|
| Gender | Masculine |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "lion strength" |
| Region of origin | England |
- Leonard Adleman (born 1945), American computer scientist
- Léonard Autié (1751–1820), French hairdresser
- Leonard Baskin (1922–2000), American artist
- Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990), American conductor and composer
- Leonard Burton (born 1964), American football player
- Leonard of Chios (died 1458), Catholic archbishop
- Leonard Cohen (1934–2016), Canadian singer-songwriter
- Leonard Cheshire (1917–1992), British philanthropist
- Leonard Doroftei (born 1970), Romanian boxer
- Leonhard Euler (1707–1783), Swiss mathematician
- Leonardo Fibonacci (c. 1170 – after 1240), Italian mathematician
- Leonard Fairley (born 1951), American football player
- Leonard Fournette (born 1995), American football player
- Leonhard Fuchs (1501–1566), German physician and natural historian
- Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann (born 1934), British judge
- Leonard Humphries (born 1970), American football player
- Leonard Labatt (1838–1897), Swedish tenor
- Leonard Lance (born 1952), American politician
- Leonard Lansink (born 1956), German actor
- Leonard "Lenny" Kravitz (born 1964), American singer and songwriter
- Leonard M. Kravitz (1931–1951), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Leonard Francis Lindoy (born 1937), Australian chemist
- Leonard Livingston (1920–1998), Australian cricketer
- Leonard Maltin (born 1950), American film critic and film historian
- Leonard Mlodinow (born 1954), American physicist and writer
- Leonard Nimoy (1931–2015), American actor and film director
- Leonard of Noblac (died 559), Frankish nobleman
- Leonard Peikoff (born 1933), Canadian philosopher
- Leonard Pitts (born 1957), American journalist
- Leonard of Port Maurice (1676–1751), Italian saint
- Leonard Roberts (born 1972), American actor
- Leonard "Lennie" Rosenbluth (born 1933), American basketball player
- Leonard Rosenman (1924–2008), American composer
- Leonard Rossiter (1926–1984), English actor
- Leonard Silverman (1930–2015), New York politician and judge
- Leonard Slatkin (born 1944), American conductor
- Leonard Steinberg, Baron Steinberg (1936–2009), British businessman
- Leonard Stone (1923–2011), American actor
- Leonard Susskind (born 1940), American theoretical physicist
- Leonard Thompson (footballer) (1901–1968), British football player
- Leonard Merlyn Wickremasooriya (1916-2002), Sri Lankan Sinhala army brigadier
- Leonard Woolley (1880–1960), British archaeologist
- Leonard Wong, American military writer
Surname
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | "lion,strong"; "lion-hearted" |
| Region of origin | Old High German; Gaelic |
A–F
- Ada Leonard (1915–1997), American bandleader
- Adam Leonard (singer-songwriter), English singer-songwriter
- Adna Wright Leonard, Methodist Bishop of Buffalo NY
- André-Joseph Léonard, Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels
- Andrew Leonard, American technology journalist
- Andy Leonard, baseball
- Benny Leonard (born Benjamin Leiner; "The Ghetto Wizard", 1896–1947), American world champion Hall of Fame lightweight boxer
- Bill Leonard (politician), American politician
- Bobby Leonard (born 1932), American basketball coach
- Brendon Leonard, rugby union
- Brian Leonard, American football
- Buck Leonard, baseball
- Cecil Leonard, American football
- Chuck Leonard (1937–2004), radio
- Conrad Leonard (1898–2003), pianist
- Cynthia Leonard, suffragist
- Darius Leonard, American football
- Dennis Leonard, baseball
- Dick Leonard, British politician
- Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher) (Hubert Benjamin Leonard), baseball
- Dutch Leonard (right-handed pitcher) (Emil John Leonard), baseball
- Edwin Leonard, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Elijah Leonard, Canadian politician
- Elizabeth Weeks Leonard, American professor
- Elmore Leonard (1925–2013), American novelist
- Emery Clarence Leonard, American botanist
- Fred Churchill Leonard, American politician
- Frederick C. Leonard, American astronomer
G–L
- Gary Leonard, basketball
- George Leonard (1923–2010), American author
- Glenn Leonard (born 1947), American musician
- Gloria Leonard (1940–2014), actress
- Graham Leonard, Anglican Bishop converted to Catholicism
- Gustav Leonhardt (1928–2012), Dutch musician, conductor, musicologist
- Harlan Leonard (1905–1983), American jazz musician
- Harry Ward Leonard, inventor
- Herman Leonard, photographer
- Hookey Leonard, Scottish professional footballer
- Hubert Léonard (1819–1890), Belgian violinist
- Hugh Leonard (1926–2009), Irish playwright
- Isabel Leonard (born 1982), American operatic mezzo-soprano
- J. Rich Leonard, American judge
- Jack E. Leonard, comedian
- James A. Leonard, American chess player
- Jason Leonard (born 1968), English rugby union player
- Jeffrey Leonard (born 1955), American baseball player
- Jerris Leonard, American politician
- Jim Leonard, American football
- Jimmy Leonard, Irish politician
- Joe Leonard, motorsports
- John J. Leonard, mayor of Bolingbrook, Illinois
- John Leonard (critic) (1939–2008), American critic, pen name Cyclops
- John Leonard (Gaelic footballer) (born 1976), Gaelic football goalkeeper
- John Leonard (poet) (born 1965), Australian poet
- Johnny Leonard, Australian rules football
- Joshua Leonard (born 1975), actor
- Justin Leonard (born 1972), American golfer
- Kawhi Leonard (born 1991), American basketball player
- Larry Leonard, American politician
- Lee Leonard (born 1929), US TV personality
M–Z
- Marion Leonard (1881–1956), actress
- Mark Leonard (footballer), association football
- Marshall Leonard, soccer
- Matthew Leonard (1929–1967), Medal of Honor recipient
- Meyers Leonard (born 1992), American basketball player
- Michael Leonard (disambiguation), several people
- Miriam Leonard, British professor of Greek literature
- Patricia Leonard (1936–2010), English opera singer
- Patrick James Leonard, Medal of Honor recipient
- Patrick Leonard (born 1956), American songwriter
- Patrick Thomas Leonard, Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient
- Paul Leonard (politician), American politician
- Paul Leonard (writer), UK author
- Philippe Léonard, soccer
- Priscilla Leonard, pen name for Emily Perkins Bissell, an American social worker and activist
- Rick Leonard, American football
- Robert A. Leonard, American linguist known for his forensic work and former singer for Sha Na Na
- Robert Sean Leonard (born 1969), actor
- Robert Z. Leonard (1889–1968), director
- Ronald Leonard, cellist
- Sarah Leonard, archery
- Scott Leonard (born 1965), American musician
- Sheldon Leonard (1907–1997), American film and TV producer
- Silvio Leonard (born 1955), Cuban sprinter
- Stan Leonard, golf
- Stephen B. Leonard, American politician
- Steve Leonard (born 1972), English TV personality
- Sugar Ray Leonard (born 1956), American boxer
- Thomas Arthur Leonard, English pioneer of outdoor holidays
- Tom Leonard (Irish politician)
- Tom Leonard (poet) (born 1944), Scottish poet
- Tony Leonard (born 1947), Australian radio presenter
- Turney W. Leonard, Medal of Honor recipient
- Vincent Leonard, Bishop of Pittsburgh
- William E. Leonard, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- William Ellery Leonard (1876–1944), American poet
- William J. Leonard, American football
- William Leonard (British politician)
- Wrexie Leonard, American astronomer
- Leonard (baseball), first name unknown, played in one Major League Baseball game in 1892
Fictional characters
- Anatole Leonard, in the Robotech series
- Ego Leonard, anonymous Dutch sculptor, painter, guerrilla artist (oversized Lego figures)
- Lenny Leonard, in The Simpsons
- Lockie Leonard, in children's novels
- Léonard (comics), cartoon character by Turk & De Groot
- Leonard (demon), in the Dictionnaire Infernal
- Leonard Hofstadter, in The Big Bang Theory
- Lennie Briscoe, in Law & Order
- Private Leonard Church, from Red vs. Blue
- Leonard McCoy, in the Star Trek series
- Leonard von Lahnstein German soap opera character
- Leonard Snart, Captain Cold from The Flash comics and TV series
- Lennie, in the novel Of Mice and Men
- Leonard, a ruler of Piggy Island and antagonist of The Angry Birds Movie
- Leonard, a character from Total Drama: Pahkitew Island and The Ridonculous Race
- Lenny, a character from Red Dead Redemption 2
See also
References
- "Leonard – name meaning and origin". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=o%20leonard
- "Surname Database: Leonard Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- "Surname: Leonard". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
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