Leander

Leander

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros), from λέων (léōn, “lion”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /liːˈændɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /liːˈændə/

Proper noun

Leander

1. (Greek mythology) The lover of Hero who swam every night across the Hellespont to meet her, and finally was drowned.
   • c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     : Act IV, Scene I:

     Leander, he would have lived many a fair year, though Hero had turned nun, if it had not been for a hot midsummer night.

2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, also of a Spanish sixth century saint.
3. A city in Williamson County, Texas

Translations

Greek lover of Hero

Hungarian: Leandrosz (hu) Italian: Leandro (it) Portuguese: Leandro (pt) Spanish: Leandro (es)

male given name

Italian: Leandro (it) Portuguese: Leandro (pt) Spanish: Leandro (es)

Anagrams

• Darleen, Darlene, Learned, learned, learnèd, learnéd, red lane, relaned

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Swedish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros). First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1780.

Proper noun

Leander c (genitive Leanders)

1. (Greek mythology) Leander
2. a male given name
   • 1898 Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Selinda och Leander:

     Vi hänger du i tågen,

     där skeppet far på vågen,

     så dyster som i galgen, o

     Leander Liljekvist?

3. a surname

References

Statistics Sweden: 830 males with the given name Leander, and 1281 persons with the surname Leander, living in Sweden on December 31st, 2013. Accessed on 8 July 2014.

Anagrams

• ledaren, lederna