Boy · Germanic, through Swedish and Low German
Lennart
Say it: LEN-art
Meaning
Swedish and Low German form of Leonard, from leon 'lion' and hart 'hard, brave'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Long used in Sweden and now popular in Germany.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 420 babies given this name since 1911
- At its height in 1916, about 1 in 49,400 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Lenhart
| English | Leonard |
|---|---|
| German | Leonhard |
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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