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Also Albanian: https://instatemra.shinyapps.io/emra/
Also Romansh:
Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars
https://sursassiala.ch/2015/01/15/familienforschung/
https://nossaistorgia.ch/entries/jGmMQO8pVkn
https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=62
Also Croatian: https://actacroatica.com/en/name/Leonard/
Also Gascon and Provençal: https://ieo-oc.org/spip.php?page=article&id_article=290 --- Source: Institut d'Estudis Occitans
Also Polish: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard
https://pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/Leonard [noted -ed]
I know "common" is a relative term, but I wouldn't say Leonard "never was common" in England until the 19th century. Smith-Bannister's research in English parish records shows Leonard to have ranked 24th for boys born between 1538 and 1549, and it remained in the top 50 names until about 1620. In terms of rank, Leonard actually didn't get back up to the level it was in the 1540s until around 1900, according to Leslie Dunkling's figures. [noted -ed]
What's the feminine form of this name?
In 2018, 63 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Leonard who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 299th most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.
This name is also used in Germany and The Netherlands. In the latter country, it is a top 1000 name (for all ages). It was used most often between 1945 and 1968 (with 140 births in 1962 being the highest number), after which the name slowly declined in popularity. There were only 14 Leonards born in 2011.The Dutch pronunciation of this name is: LAY-o-nahrtA known Dutch bearer of this name is the politician Leonard Geluk (b. 1970). A known German bearer is the actor Leonard Lansink (b. 1956). [noted -ed]
Also used in Croatia, but Leonardo is more popular.
Leonard is one of a number of non-Hebrew names popular with Jewish people, including Alan, Bernard, and Irving, among others.

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