Leopold

Leopold

See also: Léopold

English

Etymology

From Old French Leopold, from Old High German liut (“people”) + bald (“bold”). The first part is sometimes associated by folk etymology with Latin leo (“lion”), as in Leo and Leonard. More at lede, bold.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈliːəpəʊld/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈliːəpoʊld/
• (obsolete) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛpəld/[1]

Proper noun

Leopold

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Used in the 19th century but rare today.

   Several kings of the Belgians were called Leopold.

Translations

male given name

Armenian: Լեոպոլդ (Leopold) Bavarian: Leopoid Catalan: Leopold Czech: Leopold (cs) Dutch: Leopold (nl) Esperanto: Leopoldo French: Léopold (fr) Galician: Leopoldo (gl) German: Leopold (de) Greek: Λεοπόλδος (el) (Leopóldos) Hungarian: Lipót (hu) Italian: Leopoldo (it) Latin: Leopoldus Polish: Leopold (pl) Portuguese: Leopoldo (pt) m Russian: Леопольд (ru) (Leopolʹd) Slovak: Leopold m Spanish: Leopoldo (es) Walloon: Yopôl

References

1. Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)‎, volume I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 3.25, page 79.

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛopolt]

Proper noun

Leopold m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leopold

Further reading

• Leopold in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• Leopold in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Dutch

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleː.oːˌpɔlt/

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• Hyphenation: Le‧o‧pold

Proper noun

Leopold m

1. a male given name

Derived terms

• Leopoldstad

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German

Etymology

From Old High German Luitbald.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Leopold

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leopold

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛɔpɔld/

Proper noun

Leopold m (genitive singular Leopolda, nominative plural Leopoldovia, declension pattern of chlap)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leopold

Declension

Declension of Leopold

	singular	plural
nominative	Leopold	Leopoldovia
genitive	Leopolda	Leopoldov
dative	Leopoldovi	Leopoldom
accusative	Leopolda	Leopoldov
locative	Leopoldovi	Leopoldoch
instrumental	Leopoldom	Leopoldmi

Derived terms

• Leo
• Leopoldko
• Leoš
• Poldo

 

Further reading

• Leopold in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk