Leander

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Leander is a masculine given name of Greek origin, best known from the myth of Hero and Leander.

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Label Occurrences
Leander canonical 4

Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf given name
masculine given name
associatedWith Greek mythology
bestKnownFrom myth of Hero and Leander
category Greek masculine given names
Masculine given names
component Ancient Greek element "anēr/andros" (man)
Ancient Greek word "leōn" (lion)
derivedFrom Ancient Greek name Leandros
etymologicalElement "anēr/andros" meaning "man"
"leōn" meaning "lion"
gender masculine
hasCognate Leandre
Leandro
Leandro
surface form: Leandru
hasMythologicalBearer Λέανδρος
surface form: Leander (lover of Hero)
hasOrigin Ancient Greek
Greek language
hasVariant Leo Leandros
surface form: Leandros
meaning lion of a man
lion-man
usedIn Dutch-speaking countries
English-speaking countries
German-speaking Europe
surface form: German-speaking countries

Greek culture
Scandinavia
surface form: Scandinavian countries

Referenced by (4)

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Gene Nelson givenName Leander
Leander Club hasNickname Leander
45690 Leander name Leander