Leonard

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Leonard

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Leonard is the Old French and modern English form of a Germanic name, Leonhard. It originally meant “Lion-Strong” from “leon” (lion), and “hard” (strong).

History:
Leonard, the name of a popular 5th century saint, was introduced into England by the Normans about the year 1200. It did not become widespread, however, until the 19th century.

Pronunciation: LEN-ard.

Diminutives:
English: Len, Lennie, Lenny.
Hawaiian: Leni.
Scandinavian: Lenne, Lelle, Nenne.

Alternates: Lennard, Leonarde.
Catalan: Lleonard.
Dutch: Leendert.
French: Léonard.
German: Leonhard, Leonhardt.
Hawaiian: Leonaka.
Italian: Leonardo.
Polish: Lenard, Lenhart.
Portuguese: Leonardo.
Scandinavian: Lennart.
Spanish: Leonardo.

Feminine: Leonarda.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Léonard Limosin (1505-1577)
French painter.
Leonardo Vinci (1690-1730)
Italian composer.
Leonardo Leo (1694-1744)
Italian composer.
Léonard-Sylvain-Julien Sandeau (1811-1883)
French novelist.
Leonhard Frank (1882-1961)
German novelist.
Leonard Warren (1911-1960)
American opera singer.
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
American conductor.
Lennie Tristano (1919-1978)
American jazz musician.
Leonardo Sciascia (1921-1989)
Italian writer.
Leonard Baskin (1922-)
American sculptor.
Len Deighton (1929-)
English author.
Leonard Michaels (1933-)
American writer.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Leonardo Bruni (1370-1444)
Italian scholar.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Italian painter, sculptor, scientist, and architect.
Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse (1864-1929)
English sociologist and philosopher.
Leonard Woolf (1880-1969)
British scholar.
Sir Leonard Woolley (1880-1960)
British archaeologist.
Leonard Bloomfield (1887-1949)
American linguist.
Leonard Geoffrey Feather (1914-1994)
British jazz critic.
Leonard James Arrington (1917-1999)
American historian.

Miscellaneous:
Lennart Torstenson (1603-1651)
Swedish military strategist.
Graf Leonhard Blumenthal (1810-1900)
Prussian military commander.
Sir Leonard Hutton (1916-1990)
British cricketer.

Political Figures:
Leonard Calvert (1606-1647)
First governor of Maryland Colony.
Leonard Courtney (1832-1918)
British radical politician.
Leonard Wood (1860-1927)
American governor-general of the Philippines.
Lennart Meri (1929-)
President of Estonia.

Scientists:
Leonardo Pisano (1170-1240)
Italian mathematician.
Leonhard Fuchs (1501-1566)
German botanist.
Leonhard Euler (1707-1783)
Swiss mathematician.
Leonard Eugene Dickson (1874-1954)
American mathematician.
Leonard Colebrook (1883-1967)
English medical researcher.
Leonard Carmichael (1898-1973)
American psychologist.

Singers and Entertainers:
Leonard Goldenson (1905-1999)
American filmmaker and television executive.
Leonard Cohen (1934-)
Canadian singer/songwriter.
Leonardo DiCaprio (1974-)
American actor.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.186 % named Leonard
0.015 % named Leonardo
0.005 % named Lenard
0.005 % named Lenny
0.004 % named Len

Popularity of Leonard:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1800: 88th most popular.
1850: 136th most popular.
1875: 100th most popular.
1900-1910: 48th most popular.
1910-1920: 44th most popular.
1920-1930: 39th most popular.
1930-1940: 53rd most popular.
1940-1950: 64th most popular.
1950-1960: 90th most popular.
1960-1970: 122nd most popular.
1970-1980: 170th most popular.
1980-1990: 233rd most popular.
1990: 305th most popular.
1991: 320th most popular.
1992: 337th most popular.
1993: 367th most popular.
1994: 375th most popular.
1995: 435th most popular.
1996: 418th most popular.
1997: 478th most popular.
1998: 483rd most popular.
1999: 478th most popular.
2000: 514th most popular.
2001: 521st most popular.
2002: 561st most popular.
2003: 571st most popular.

In France...
1900: 139th most popular.
1910: 143rd most popular.
1920: 172nd most popular.
1930: 177th most popular.
1940: 178th most popular.
1949: 194th most popular.
1950-2000: N/A

Popularity of Leonardo:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 728th most popular.
1910-1920: 816th most popular.
1920-1930: 690th most popular.
1930-1940: 736th most popular.
1940-1950: 595th most popular.
1950-1960: 604th most popular.
1960-1970: 673rd most popular.
1970-1980: 475th most popular.
1980-1990: 511th most popular.
1990: 356th most popular.
1991: 327th most popular.
1992: 335th most popular.
1993: 335th most popular.
1994: 347th most popular.
1995: 369th most popular.
1996: 378th most popular.
1997: 340th most popular.
1998: 255th most popular.
1999: 252nd most popular.
2000: 249th most popular.
2001: 232nd most popular.
2002: 229th most popular.
2003: 212th most popular.

Popularity of Lenard:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 902nd most popular.
1910-1920: 680th most popular.
1920-1930: 487th most popular.
1930-1940: 527th most popular.
1940-1950: 576th most popular.
1950-1960: 699th most popular.
1960-1970: 866th most popular.
1970-2000: N/A

Popularity of Lenny:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1950: N/A
1950-1960: 784th most popular.
1960-1970: 611th most popular.
1970-1980: 793rd most popular.
1980-2000: N/A

Popularity of Len:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1940: N/A
1940-1950: 946th most popular.
1950-1960: 878th most popular.
1960-1970: 765th most popular.
1970-2000: N/A