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Leander name meaning

First Name
6k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
786
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Leander mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Leander

User Submitted Origins

Greek
70%
Swedish
10%
German
10%
Filipino (Philippines)
10%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to 2 people from Australia and Hong Kong, the name Leander is of Greek origin and means "lionman".
  2. A submission from Germany says the name Leander means "man of the people".
  3. A user from South Africa says the name Leander means "Strong as a lion".
  4. A user from Philippines says the name Leander is of Filipino (Philippines) origin and means "Rich and beauty".
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  1. (Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
Wiktionary

From Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros), from λέων (léōn, “lion”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

  1. (Greek mythology) The lover of Hero who swam every night across the Hellespont to meet her, and finally was drowned.
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, also of a Spanish sixth century saint.

Leander was also found in the following language(s): Swedish

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Notable Persons Named Leander

Notable Persons Named Leander

Leander Paes

Leander was born on June 17th, 1973 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India.

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Leander Sydnor

Leander Sydnor is a fictional character.

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Leander Dendoncker

Leander Dendoncker is a soccer player for the R.S.C. Anderlecht, K.S.V. Roeselare, Belgium national youth football team, Belgium national under-17 football team, and Belgium national under-19 football team. Leander was born on April 15th, 1995 in Passendale, Belgium.

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Bt Sir Leander Starr Jameson

Bt Sir Leander Starr Jameson was a physician, administrator, and politician. Bt was given the name Leander Starr Jameson on February 9th, 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. He left this life on November 26th, 1917.

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Gene Nelson

Gene Nelson was an actor, dancer, screenwriter, film, and television director. He was most active from 1938 to 1980. Gene was given the name Leander Eugene Berg on March 24th, 1920 in Astoria, Oregon, U.S. Gene is also known as Gene Berg and Eugene E. Nelson. He passed away on September 16th, 1996.

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Leander Perez

Leander Perez was a governor. Leander was born on July 16th, 1891 in Dalcour, Louisiana. He breathed his last breath on March 19th, 1969.

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  • Leander James McCormick
    Inventor
  • Leander Hamilton McCormick
  • Leander Jordan
    Football Player
  • Leander Clark
  • Leander Babcock
    Congressman
  • Leander Pease Richardson
  • Leander Martin Cox
  • Leander Page Jones
    Member of the Connecticut Senate
  • Leander Devine Condee

Notable Persons With the Last Name Leander

Notable Persons With the Last Name Leander

Zarah Leander

Zarah Leander was an actress and singer. She was most prominent from 1929 to 1929. Zarah was given the name Sara Stina Hedberg on March 15th, 1907 in Karlstad. She died on June 23rd, 1981.

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Mike Leander

Mike Leander was a musician. His most notable accomplishments were from 1963 to 1996. Mike was given the name Michael George Farr on June 30th, 1941 in Walthamstow, , England. He left this life on April 18th, 1996.

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Saint Leander

Saint Leander was a saint. He holds the title Bishop and Confessor. Saint was born in 534 in Cartagena, in modern Spain. He died in 600.

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Anna Leander

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Börje Leander

Börje Leander was a soccer player for the AIK Fotboll and Sweden national football team. Börje was born on March 7th, 1918 in Avesta. He died on October 30th, 2003.

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Common last names for Leander

Common first names for Leander

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Leander U.S.
█  White 81.93% 64.26%
█  African American 9.92% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 2.29% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 0.00% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 3.56% 16.26%

Of Last Name Leander

People with the last name Leander are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Leander

  • How Popular is the name Leander? Leander is the 3,374th most popular name of all time. As a last name Leander was the 29,878th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Leander have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 6,318 babies born with the first name Leander in the United States. That's more than enough people named Leander to occupy the territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) with an estimated population of 6,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Leander? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 17 new born babies.
  • When was Leander first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Leander is Friday, October 15th, 1869.
  • What year had the most people named Leander born? The highest recorded use of the first name Leander was in 1921 with a total of 99 babies.
  • Random Leander Factoid: According to the 1962 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Leander is not a popular baby boy's name in District of Columbia. Imagine that, only 5 babies in District of Columbia have the same name in 1962.
  • Weird things about the name Leander: The name spelled backwards is Rednael. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Lraedne. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Leander? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 786 people with the last name Leander.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Leander? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Leander as their last name since less than 1 person in 370k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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