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Boy name Italian origin Christian tradition

Leonardo

lay-oh-NAR-doh · 8 letters · 4 syllables
What it means
Brave lion
Language
Italian
Culture
Italian
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
renaissance · strength
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#84
2024 births3,951
Peak year2019
First appeared1885
Total US births92,243
2019 peak18851920195519892024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
LeoLennyNardo
Alternate spellings
LeonardhoLeonardus
In other languages
Leonardo (Italian/Spanish/Portuguese)Léonard (French)Leonhard (German)

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Notable people named Leonardo

Leonardo da Vinci
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Saint Leonard