Leandro

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Pronounced： [ le-AHN-dro (Spanish) ]
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Usage：Spanish, Portuguese, Italian

Meaning & History：

Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of LEANDER.

LEANDER male Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Latinized form of the Greek name Λεανδρος (Leandros), derived from λεων (leon) meaning "lion" and ανηρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ανδρος). In Greek legend Leander was the lover of Hero. Every night he swam across the Hellespont to meet her, but on one occasion he was drowned when a storm arose. When Hero saw his dead body she threw herself into the waters and perished.

Names related to Leandro：

EQUIVALENTS

FRENCH: Léandre

GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Leander, Leandros

ITALIAN: Leandro

PORTUGUESE: Leandro

SPANISH: Leandro

FEMININE FORMS

ITALIAN: Leandra

PORTUGUESE: Leandra

SPANISH: Leandra