Leonard

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Pronounced： [ LEN-ərd (English), LAY-o-nahrt (Dutch) ]
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Usage：English, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic

Meaning & History：

Means "brave lion", derived from the Germanic elements levon "lion" and hard "brave, hardy". This was the name of a 5th-century Frankish saint from Noblac who is the patron of prisoners and horses. The Normans brought this name to England, though it did not become common there until the 19th century.

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EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Leonard

DANISH: Lennart

DUTCH: Lennart, Leonard

ENGLISH: Lenard, Lennard, Leonard

FRENCH: Léonard

GERMAN: Leonard, Leonhard

HISTORY: Leonardo

ITALIAN: Leonardo

LOW GERMAN: Lennart

NORWEGIAN: Lennart