Leonid

Russian, variation of Leonidas "lion"

"lion"

Leonid Origin and Meaning

The name Leonid is a boy's name of Russian origin meaning "lion".

This form got noticed as the first name of long-reigning Russian president Brezhnev; other bearers include playwright and short-story writer Andreyev, Leonid the Magnificent,a Russian performance artist on America's Got Talent, and Leonid McGill, the protagonist of a Walter Mosley private eye series. All in all, though, Leonid is not the most likely to join the pride of lion-related names here.

20 Names Similar to Leonid

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• Mathieu
• Ottavio
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• Nadja
• Ewart
• Konstantin
• Ehud
• Benedetto
• Emilien
• Iago
• Gaspard
• Ismaël
• Agata
• Lilis
• Abiel
• Konstantinos
• Fyodor
• Yulia
• Yuliana
• Amal

Famous People Named Leonid

• Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev former Soviet leader
• Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk 1st President of Ukraine
• Leonid Danylovych Kuchma 2nd President of Ukraine
• Leonid Vasilievich Khabarov Russian colonel during the Afghan war
• Leonid Vitaliyevich Kantorovich Russian Soviet economist
• Leonid "Leo" Hurwicz Polish,American economist
• Leonid Ivanovich Rogozov Russian physician who extracted his own appendix
• Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov Russian operatic bass,baritone
• Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev Russian Expressionist playwright
• Leonid Filatov aka Leonid the Magnificent Russian performance artist

The name Leonid in Pop Culture

• The Leonids a meteor shower that occurs every November
• Leonid Volkov topman on the titular ship in the mystery video game "Return of the Obra Dinn"