Boy · Greek
Leandro
Say it: leh-AN-droh
Meaning
From Greek Leandros, from leōn 'lion' and anēr 'man'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 8,113 babies given this name since 1906
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 4,000 boys
- 415 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Portuguese | Leandro |
|---|---|
| Catalan | Leandre |
Famous bearers
- Saint Leander, archbishop of Seville
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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