Leopold

German

"brave people"

Leopold Origin and Meaning

The name Leopold is a boy's name of German origin meaning "brave people".

This aristocratic, somewhat formal Germanic route to the popular Leo is a royal name: Queen Victoria used it to honor a favorite uncle, King Leopold of Belgium. Though Leopold sounds as if it might be a leonine name, it's not really a relative of such choices as Leon, and Leonard.

In literature, the name is famous via Leopold Bloom, the central character of James Joyce's Ulysses and in music is associated with the distinguished conductor Leopold Stokowski, and it is also a saint's name.

Leopold Rank in US Top 1000

# 912 in the US

Leopold Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 769 on Nameberry

Leopold Popularity

• 764 Nameberry 2024
• 863 Unique 2023
• 993 England 2019
• 110 Germany 2016
• 51 Austria 2023
• 170 Poland 2020

20 Names Similar to Leopold

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• Humphrey
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• Edmund
• Frederick
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• Peregrine
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Famous People Named Leopold

• Leopold I King of Belgium
• Leopold II (Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor) King of Belgium
• Leopold III (Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubert Marie Michel) King of Belgium
• Saint Leopold III Margrave of Austria
• Saint Leopold Mandić Croatian Capuchin friar
• Leopold Senghor poet and first president of Senegal
• (Johann Georg) Leopold Mozart German composer; father of W.A. Mozart
• Leopold Ružička Croatian chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize
• Leopold George Duncan Albert Prince of the UK; Duke of Albany, son of Queen Victoria
• Leopold Maximilian Joseph Maria Arnulf Prince of Bavaria, WWI Field Marshal
• Leopold Clement Philipp August Maria Prince of Saxe,Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony
• Léopold Ferdinand Élie Victor Albert Marie Prince of Belgium, son and heir of King Leopold II
• Leopold (born Leopoldo Beniamino Giuseppe) Prince of the Two Sicilies, Count of Syracuse
• Leopold Franz Julius Prince of Saxe,Coburg and Gotha, Duke in Saxony
• Leopold Ritter von Sacher Masoch, Austrian writer; root of the word "masochism"
• Leopold Stokowski British orchestral conductor
• Leopold Morse U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
• Leopold Zunz German rabbi; founder of the field of Jewish studies
• Aldo Leopold American environmentalist
• Leopold Brodziński Polish actor
• Leopold Staff Polish poet
• Leopold Rupprecht Ludwig Ferdinand Adalbert Friedrich Maria Prince of Bavaria, German racing drive

Leopold in Pop Culture

• Leopold Bloom main character in James Joyce's 'Ulysses'
• Leopold Alexis Elijah Walker Gareth Thomas Mountbatten Duke of Albany, main character in film "Kate & Leopold"
• Leopold "Butters" Stotch character on TV's "South Park"
• Leopold von Flockenstuffen character on British series "'Allo 'Allo!"
• Leopold "Leo" Fitz character on TV's "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D"
• Leopold character on TV's "The Simpsons"
• Leopold Vermillion character on anime series "Black Clover"