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LEANDER
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Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Pronounced: lee-AN-dər (English) [key]
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From the Greek Λεανδρος (Leandros) which means "lion of a man" from Greek λεων (leon) "lion" and ανδρος (andros) "of a man". In Greek legend Leander was the lover of Hero. Every night he swam across the Hellespont to meet her, but on one occasion he was drowned when a storm arose. When Hero saw his dead body she threw herself into the waters and perished. |
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