Leonard (name)
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Leonard is a common English language masculine given name and a surname.
The given name and surname originate from the Old High German Leonhard containing the prefix levon ("lion") and the suffix hardu ("brave" or "hardy"). The name has come to mean "lion strength", "lion-strong", or "lion-hearted". It may also be from the Latin Leo ("lion"). 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, 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.[2]
Leonard is a common name in many languages including:[2]
- Lennard, Learned, Lenny/diminutive (England)
- Léonard (French)
- Leonhard, Leonhardt (Germany)
- Leonardi, Leonardo, Lunardi (Italy)
- Lenart (Czech)
People with the name or its variants include:
[edit] Given name
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Leonard |
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| Pronunciation | LEN-ard |
| Gender | Masculine |
| Meaning | "lion strength" |
| Region of Origin | England |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Leonard |
- Leonard of Blakemore, Saint
- Leonard of Chios, 15th century Bishop
- Leonard of Noblac, Frankish nobleman
- Leonard of Pisa
- Leonard of Port Maurice
- Leonard Bernstein, American conductor and composer
- Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist
- Leonard Maltin, American film critic and film historian
- Leonard Nimoy, American actor and film director
- Leonard Slatkin, American conductor
[edit] Surname
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Leonard |
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| Meaning | "lion-strong"; "lion-hearted" |
| Region of origin | Old High German; Gaelic |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Leonard |
[edit] Film, radio, television
- Baylen Leonard, radio
- Brendan Leonard, US TV personality
- Chuck Leonard, radio
- Gloria Leonard, actress
- John Leonard, critic
- Joshua Leonard, actor
- Lee Leonard, US TV personality
- Marion Leonard, actress
- Mark Leonard, Australian radio presenter
- Mike Leonard, US TV personality
- Robert Sean Leonard, actor
- Robert Z. Leonard, director
- Sheldon Leonard, film producer
- Steve Leonard, English TV personality
- Tony Leonard, Australian radio presenter
- Vince Leonard, US TV news anchor
[edit] Literature
- Elmore Leonard, American novelist
- George Leonard, American author
- Hugh Leonard, Irish playwright
- John Leonard, Australian poet
- Mark Leonard, UK author
- Paul Leonard (writer), UK author
- Tom Leonard, Scottish poet
- William Ellery Leonard, American poet
[edit] Military
- Edwin Leonard, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Matthew Leonard, soldier
- Patrick T. Leonard, Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient
- Turney W. Leonard, soldier
- William E. Leonard, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
[edit] Music
- Adam Leonard, English singer-songwriter
- Alex Leonard, pianist
- Conrad Leonard, pianist
- Harlan Leonard, American jazz musician
- Hubert Léonard, Belgian violinist
- Glenn Leonard, American musician
- Len Leonard, American musician
- Matthew Leonard, English musician
- Patricia Leonard, English opera singer
- Patrick Leonard, American songwriter
- Ronald Leonard, cellist
- Charles Scott Leonard, American musician
[edit] Politics
- Bill Leonard, American politician
- Elijah Leonard, Canadian politician
- Fred Churchill Leonard, American politician
- John J. Leonard, Mayor of Bolingbrook, IL [1]
- J. Richard Leonard, American judge
- Jerris Leonard, American politician
- Jimmy Leonard, Irish politician
- Julia Leonard, British councillor
- Paul Leonard, American politician
- Richard Leonard, British politician
- Stephen B. Leonard, American politician
- Tom Leonard, Irish politician
[edit] Sports
- Andy Leonard, baseball
- Benny Leonard, boxing
- Bobby Leonard, basketball
- Brendon Leonard, Rugby Union
- Brian Leonard, American Football
- Buck Leonard, baseball
- Dennis Leonard, baseball
- Emil John "Dutch" Leonard, baseball
- Hubert Benjamin "Dutch" Leonard, baseball
- Everett Leonard, archery
- Gary Leonard, basketball
- Hookey Leonard, Scottish professional footballer
- Jason Leonard, Rugby Union
- Jeffrey Leonard, baseball
- Jim Leonard, American Football
- Joe Leonard, motorsports
- John Leonard, Gaelic Football
- Johnny Leonard, Australian Rules Football
- Justin Leonard, golf
- Marshall Leonard, soccer
- Philippe Léonard, soccer
- Silvio Leonard, athletics
- Stan Leonard, golf
- Sugar Ray Leonard, boxing
- William J. Leonard, American Football
[edit] Other fields
- Adna Wright Leonard, Methodist Bishop of Buffalo NY
- Andrew Paul Leonard, photographer
- Cynthia Leonard, suffragist
- Frederick C. Leonard, astrophysicist
- George Leonard, American lawyer
- Graham Leonard, Anglican Bishop converted to Catholicism
- Harry Ward Leonard, inventor
- Herman Leonard, photographer
- Jack E. Leonard, comedian
- Vincent Leonard, Bishop of Pittsburgh
[edit] Fictional characters
- Anatole Leonard, in the Robotech series
- Lenny Leonard, in The Simpsons
- Léonard (comics), cartoon character by Turk & De Groot
- Leonard of Quirm, in the Discworld novels
- Leonard McCoy, in the Star Trek series
- Lockie Leonard, in children's novels
[edit] References
- ^ Leonard - name meaning and origin. thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ a b Surname: Leonard. surnamedb.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
[edit] See also
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