Baby name

STABLE BOY · GERMANIC
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Leonhard

/LAY · on · hart/


“Lion and brave”

German form of Leonard, from Germanic elements 'leo' meaning lion and 'hard' meaning brave or strong; the standard German spelling, carried by mathematician Leonhard Euler.

leo · leon

strongelegant

How it ages.

Solid and serious in the German context; the Euler association adds intellectual cachet.

The cultural moment.

Stable traditional use in German-speaking countries; modest rise since 2010 amid the Leo-name wave.