At a Glance
- Meaning
- Lion-brave / strong as a lion
- Origin
- Germanic
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- LAY-on-hart
Leonhard is a Germanic boy's name meaning “lion-brave / strong as a lion”. It appears in our list of 200+ Classic Danish Boy Names That Are Seriously Scandi.
Meaning & Origin of Leonhard
Meaning: Lion-brave / strong as a lion.
Origin: Germanic.
A common claim: Lion-hearted Actually: Often rendered 'lion-hearted', but the second element '-hard' actually means 'brave/hardy/strong' (Germanic), not 'heart' -- so 'lion-brave' or 'strong as a lion' is more precise.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Leonhard
LAY-on-hartIPA /ˈleɪɒnhɑːrt/
Popularity of Leonhard
Leonhard doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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