Leonid name meaning
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What does Leonid mean?
Offbeat Leonid's origin is Old Greek and Germanic bestowed upon baby boys, meaning of Leonid is "Son of Léon, Lion Strong or Son of Leon" is used commonly in Danish, German, Finnish, Swedish, Russian and Norwegian.
Leonid is a variant of prevailing and ever lasting Leonard. Leonard is a variant of Léonard and Leonhard. Offbeat Leonard has its origin in Germanic and Old High German, Leonard means "Hardy, Strong as the Lion and Lion-bold".
Also Leonid is Russian and Latin equivalent of Leonidas.
How do I pronounce Leonid?
The proper pronunciation of three syllabled Leonid is le(o)-nid. The name can also be pronounced as lay-oh-nid.
Variants of Leonid
Leonidas, Leonides, Lenid, Leonard, Laya, Lenny, Leo, Leon
How popular is the name Leonid?
Leonid is a unique baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1959 and was able to reach the top 4000 names. Recently in 2016, it ranked 3852nd when 27 boys were named Leonid.
There are over 338 babies that have been given the name Leonid in United States. Leonid is an uncommon baby name in still in use in England and Wales. In France, it has been in use since 1929 and peaked in 1929 when it ranked 849th.
However things change on global perspective, Leonid is extremely popular in Ukraine where every 1 in 200 have the name as well as in Russia. Also the baby name is popular in Uzbekistan, Moldova, Israel, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
According to our estimate, over 500000 babies have been named Leonid globally.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4452 | 22 |
| 2017 | 4712 | 20 |
| 2016 | 3852 | 27 |
| 2015 | 5277 | 17 |
| 2014 | 5050 | 18 |
Facts
Leonid in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 656 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
What numerology tells about Leonid?
You are lagging behind on motivational front. People who have this number as their expression no can be described as free souls that can't be tamed. You like to explore your options about everything. You always do it with a purpose, and that's to teach others what you've learned. You hate being closely observed and have all eyes on you because of your low self-esteem. When it comes to life goals, you are cautious and always plan precisely your next steps.
Go through the following names similar to Leonid
- Paras - Unexpected Paras prevalently is used in Malayalam and Telugu is rooted from Old Greek aimed at boys, meaning of Paras is "Healthy, The Mystical Stone That is Believed to Convert Base Metals to Gold or Anything He Touches Turn Gold"
- Olexia - The girl name Olexia means "Alexein Which Means to Ward Off to Defend, Protect and Man and Protector of Man" which is dominantly used in Greek has origin in Old Greek. Olexia is derivative of Alexandra.
- Ioannis - Uncustomary Ioannis is used mainly in Greek aimed at boys, Ioannis means "Yahweh is Gracious or God is Merciful" is originated from Hebrew and Old Greek
- Irina means Peace or The Peaceful is rooted from Old Greek and a gender-neutral name is prevalently used in English, Icelandic and Norwegian
- Nicolasa - Sufficiently quirky and Ceaseless Old Greek Nicolasa means "Victor of the People and Female Version of Nicholas" and a baby girl name is used commonly in English. Nicolasa is resultant of Nicola.
Famous people named Leonid
- Leonid Khachiyan, Soviet mathematician of Armenian descent
- Leonid Nikolaev, assassin of Sergei Kirov
- Leonid Roshal, noted pediatrician
- Leonid Kravchuk, former Ukrainian politician and the first President of Ukraine
- Leonid Tsypkin, Soviet writer and medical doctor
- Leonid Markelov, Russian politician and lawyer
- Leonid Moiseyev, Russian diplomat
- Leonid Shamkovich, chess Grandmaster and chess writer
- Leonid Gorbovsky, fictional character in Boris and Arkady Strugatsky's series of science fiction novels set
- Leonid Korotkov, governor of Amur Oblast in Siberia in Russia
- Leonid Polezhayev, former governor of Omsk Oblast
- Leonid Varpakhovsky, Leonid Viktorovich Varpakhovsky, director
- Leonid Pasternak, Russian post-impressionist painter
- Leonid Hrabovsky, contemporary Ukrainian composer
- Leonid Kubbel, Russian composer of chess endgame studies and problems
- Leonid Voloshin, retired triple jumper from Russia
- Leonid Stolovich, Russian–Estonian philosopher
- Leonid Sobolev, Imperial Russian Army general and politician
- Leonid Feodorov, was Exarch of the Russian Byzantine Catholic Church
- Leonid Bobylev, Russian composer
- Leonid Desyatnikov, Ukrainian composer
- Leonid I. Sedov, leading physicist of the Soviet Union
- Leonid the Magnificent, Russian performance artist born in 1973 in Siberia
- Leonid Pozen, Russo-Ukrainian sculptor and politician
- Leonid Pumalainen, retired Russian high jumper
- Leonid Shvartsman, Russian animator and artist
- Leonid Gatovsky, Soviet economist
- Leonid Lytvynenko, Soviet athlete
- Leonid Sokov, He primarily lived and worked in New York City
- Leonid Dushkin, major pioneer of Soviet rocket engine technology
- Leonid Reiman, Russian businessman and government official
- Leonid Bartenyev, Soviet athlete
- Leonid Spirin, Russian athlete who competed for the Soviet Union
- Leonid Haydamaka, has left his impression on the development of bandura art
- Leonid Cherevko, Belarusian discus thrower
- Leonid Solomatkin, Russian genre painter in the Realistic style
- Leonid Korchmar, Russian conductor
- Leonid Volkov, ice hockey player
- Leonid Ivashov, higher Russian military and public official
- Leonid Geishtor,
- Leonid Dimov, Romanian postmodernist poet and translator
- Leonid Kantorovich, Soviet mathematician and economist
- Leonid Levin, Soviet-American computer scientist
- Leonid Kizim, Soviet cosmonaut
- Leonid Popov, former Soviet cosmonaut
- Leonid Kulik, Russian mineralogist
- Leonid Kadeniuk, first astronaut of independent Ukraine
- Leonid Bunimovich, Soviet and American mathematician
- Leonid Grinin, Russian philosopher of history, sociologist
- Leonid Andrussow, German chemical engineer
- Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet politician of Ukrainian citizenship
- Leonid Andreyev, Russian playwright
- Leonid Stein, Soviet chess Grandmaster from Ukraine
- Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian politician
- Leonid Stadnyk, Ukrainian man
- Leonid Govorov, Soviet military commander
- Leonid Leonov, Soviet novelist and playwright
- Leonid Chernovetskyi, former Mayor of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine
- Leonid Kogan, preeminent Soviet violinist during the 20th century
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