Italian · Boy name
Leonardo
“brave lion”
About the name Leonardo
Leonardo is the Italian form of Leonhard, a Germanic name combining leon, lion, with hard, meaning brave or hardy. Saint Leonard of Noblac, a hermit of Frankish Gaul and patron of prisoners, spread the name across medieval Europe. Its most famous bearer is Leonardo da Vinci, the Renaissance painter, engineer and inventor who created the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. The mathematician Leonardo of Pisa, known as Fibonacci, also bore it. Leonard is the English form, Léonard the French and Lennart the Scandinavian.
- Meaning
- brave lion
- Origin
- Italian
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- leh-oh-NAR-doh(4 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Leonard
- Léonard
- Leonhard
- Lennart
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Middle names for Leonardo
- Leonardo James
- Leonardo Alessandro
- Leonardo Luca
- Leonardo Matteo
- Leonardo Joseph
Questions about Leonardo
- What does Leonardo mean?
- Leonardo is an Italian name meaning "brave lion".
- How do you pronounce Leonardo?
- Leonardo is pronounced leh-oh-NAR-doh, with emphasis on the third syllable.
- What are variants of Leonardo?
- Variants of Leonardo include Leonard, Léonard, Leonhard, Lennart.
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