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 [ syll. leo-ni-das, le-onid-as ] The boy name Leonidas is pronounced as LEHahNiyDahS KEY. Leonidas is used predominantly in Greek and its origin is Latin. Leonidas is a variant of the name Leo (Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Czech, and Hawaiian). Leonidas is a somewhat popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been rising since the 2000s; before that, it was of very light use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.011% of baby boys were named Leonidas. Its ranking then was #883. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly related to Leonidas, Leo (Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Czech, and Hawaiian) was the most popular. Its use outnumbered Leonidas' by 7 times in that year. Baby names that sound like Leonidas include Lindsay (Scottish), Lindsey (Scottish), Lyndsay (English), and Lantz (English). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Leonidas: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
