Leander
Leander Origin and Meaning
Leander was once an almost unknown name, however, with the popularity of Leo and the rise of Leandro, it now feels like a perfectly accessible alternative to Leon or Alexander. In Greek legend, Leander was the powerful figure who swam across the Hellespont every night to visit his beloved Hero, a priestess of Venus.
Combining the Latin words Leo and Andros, this name has a cool, animal-related meaning, that lends it strength and bravery. A once familiar name in the US, it fell out of favor back in the 40s, though in the last decade, it has nearly doubled in use with almost 120 babies receiving the name in 2023.
While Leander is in the Norwegian Top 100 and the Nameberry Top 200, elsewhere, the Spanish variant Leandro or the French Leandre tend to be favored.
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- Famous People Named Leander
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Leander Rank in US Top 1000
Leander Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Leander Popularity
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Famous People Named Leander
- Saint LeanderBishop of Seville, circa 534,600, was instrumental in converting the Visigothic kings of Spain and Portugal
- Leander Starr Jameson1st Baronet, 10th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony
- Leander "Lee" AdamsVice journalist and documentary maker
- Leander Adrian PaesIndian tennis player
- Leander DendonckerBelgian footballer
- Leander Henry PerezAmerican judge and politician from Louisiana
- Leander BabcockUS Congressman from New York
- Leander Martin CoxUS Congressman from Kentucky
- Leander James McCormickAmerican inventor and businessman
- Leander Hamilton McCormickAmerican inventor; son of the above
- Leander JordanAmerican NFL player
Leander in Pop Culture
- LeanderGreek mythological figure who swam across the strait of Abydos to visit his lover Hero and was drowned one stormy night when he lost his way
- Daphne and Amy Leandercharacters in Lauren DeStefano's "The Internment Chronicles"
- Leanderpenniless and unworthy idealist posing as a nobleman in the Spanish comedy "Los intereses creados" (1908) by Jacinto Benavente
- Leander Sydnorcharacter on the HBO drama The Wire
- Leander Cephas Whitlockcharacter on HBO's "Boardwalk Empire"
- Leander Clubfounded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, and the oldest non,academic club.
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- LeanderDanish baby and children's furniture company
- Leander HolmesCharlotte's uncle in the Charlotte Holmes novels by Brittany Cavallaro