Leonidas
leh-oh-NEE-das, lee-oh-NYE-dus
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Leonidas Origin and Meaning
The name Leonidas is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "lion".
Leonidas is an ancient name that has started rising again along with centuries-old names such as Augustus and Cato. The original Leonidas was the most famous of Sparta's warriors, sacrificing his life at the Battle of Thermopylae; there is also a saint Leonidas.
More stately than Leon, more melodious than Leonard, Leonidas is a leonine name that commands respect. In Greek, the name is pronounced leh-oh-NEE-das, but Americans tend to say lee-oh-NYE-dus.
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- Leonidas I and IIKings of Sparta
- Leonidas Frank "Lon" ChaneyAmerican actor
- Leonidas PolkAmerican Confederate Civil War general
- Leonidas E. "Lonie" PaxtonAmerican NFL football player
- Leonidas da SilvaBrazilian footballer
- Leonidas DonskisLithuanian politician
- Leonidas SabanisGreek Olympic weightlifter
- Leonidas SextonU.S. Congressman from Indiana
- Leonidas Flores (Reyes)Costa Rican footballer
- Leonidas Carstarphen DyerU.S. Congressman from Missouri
- Dimitri LeonidasEnglish actor
- Georgina LeonidasEnglish actress
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- LeonidasBelgian chocolate
- Leonidas Komninoscharacter in "Thread" by Victoria Hislop
- Leonidas "Leo" Valdezcharacter of the series "Heroes of Olympus" and "Trials of Apollo" by Rick Riordan