Lenard
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- [ LEN-ərd ]
- English
Variant of LEONARD.
 | LEONARD male English, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic Means "brave lion", derived from the Germanic elements levon "lion" and hard "brave, hardy". This was the name of a 5th-century Frankish saint from Noblac who is the patron of prisoners and horses. The Normans brought this name to England, though it did not become common there until the 19th century. | |||||||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ANCIENT GERMANIC: Leonard |
| DANISH: Lennart |
| DUTCH: Lennart, Leonard |
| ENGLISH: Lennard, Leonard |
| FRENCH: Léonard |
| GERMAN: Leonard, Leonhard |
| HISTORY: Leonardo |
| ITALIAN: Leonardo |
| LOW GERMAN: Lennart |
| NORWEGIAN: Lennart |
| PORTUGUESE: Leonardo |
| SLOVENE: Lenart |
| SPANISH: Leonardo |
| SWEDISH: Lennart |
| DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
| ENGLISH: Len, Lennie, Lenny |
| SWEDISH: Lelle |
| FEMININE FORMS |
| ITALIAN: Leonarda |