Leonidas

Gender Masculine
Usage Greek, Ancient Greek [1]
Scripts Λεωνίδας(Greek)

Meaning & History

Derived from Greek λέων (leon) meaning "lion" combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (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.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesLeanid(Belarusian) Léonide(French) Leonida(Italian) Leonīds(Latvian) Leonid(Russian) Leonid(Ukrainian)
User SubmissionsLeónidas, Leônidas, Leonidàs

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Images

Statue of LeonidasStatue of Leonidas ©

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious   nerdy  

Name Days

Greece: April 15
Lithuania: January 28
Lithuania: April 22
Poland: January 28

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Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/publications/.

Entry updated May 29, 2020