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Name Origin

Leonard is a masculine given name of German origin. It is derived from the elements 'leō' meaning 'lion' and 'hard' meaning 'brave' or 'strong'. Therefore, Leonard traditionally means 'brave lion' or 'strong as a lion'.

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Famous People

Leonard da Vinci (1452-1519)

Renaissance polymath (painter, sculptor, inventor, scientist)

  • Mona Lisa
  • The Last Supper
  • Vitruvian Man

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

Composer, conductor, pianist, music educator

  • West Side Story
  • On the Waterfront

Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015)

Actor, director, writer, photographer

  • Spock in Star Trek

Leonard Cohen (1934-2016)

Singer-songwriter, poet, novelist

  • Hallelujah
  • Suzanne

Leonard Susskind (1940-)

Theoretical physicist

  • Contributions to string theory and black hole thermodynamics