Leonidas

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.

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

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