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 [ 3 syll. leo-nid, le-on-id ] The boy name Leonid is pronounced as LIYahNahD KEY. Leonid is used chiefly in the Russian and German languages, and its origin is Germanic and Old Greek. Germanic and Old Greek origin, German and Russian use: From the elements 'leon' meaning lion ; 'ides'. The name is from Leonidas (Old Greek), a Spartan form of Leonides (Old Greek). The name Leonides was borne by the king of Sparta who died defending the pass at Thermopylae from the Persians in 480 BC. His name was derived from Leon, his grandfather's name. The name was also borne by two early saints. The name Leonida (Italian) is the female form of Leonid. The name Leonido (Italian and Spanish) is a variant of Leonid. In addition, Leonid is a variant of the name Leonard (English) in the Russian language. Leonid is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Leonid, Leonard (English) was the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Leonid include Lonato, Lammond (English), Lamond (English), Lamont (English), Lamonte (English), Lando (German and Spanish), Leeland (English), Leland (English), Lemond (English), Leonido (Italian and Spanish), Leonti (Russian), Leontiy, Lindy (English), Linwood (English), Lynwood (English), and Lunt. KEY: English pronunciation for Leonid: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
