Leonid

  • [ lye-ah-NEET (Russian), lee-ah-NEET (Russian) ]
  • Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of LEONIDAS.

LEONIDAS   male   Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion" combined with the patronymic suffix ιδης (ides). Leonidas was a Spartan king of the 5th century BC who sacrificed his life and his army defending the pass of Thermopylae from the Persians. This was also the name of a 3rd-century saint and martyr, the father of Origen, from Alexandria.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Leonidas
FRENCH: Léonide
GREEK: Leonidas
ITALIAN: Leonida
RUSSIAN: Leonid
UKRAINIAN: Leonid
FEMININE FORMS
FRENCH: Léonide