"Leander" meaning in English

See Leander in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /liːˈændɚ/ [General-American], /liːˈændə/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros), from λέων (léōn, “lion”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Λέανδρος}} Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros), {{m|grc|λέων||lion}} λέων (léōn, “lion”), {{m|grc|ἀνήρ||man}} ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Leander
  1. (Greek mythology) The lover of Hero who swam every night across the Hellespont to meet her, and finally was drowned. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Translations (Greek lover of Hero): Lander [singular] (Basque), Leandre [masculine] (Catalan), Leándre [masculine] (French), Λέανδρος (Léandros) [masculine] (Greek), Leandrosz (Hungarian), Leandro (Italian), レアンドロ (Reandoro) (Japanese), Leandro (Portuguese), Леа́ндрос (Leándros) [masculine] (Russian), Leandro (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Leander-en-name-6KFmnzDO Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'Greek lover of Hero': 53 33 14
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, also of a Spanish sixth century saint. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Individuals Translations (male given name): Lander [singular] (Basque), Leandre [masculine] (Catalan), Leándre [masculine] (French), Λέανδρος (Léandros) [masculine] (Greek), Leandrosz (Hungarian), Leandro (Italian), レアンドロ (Reandoro) (Japanese), Leandro (Portuguese), Леа́ндрос (Leándros) [masculine] (Russian), Leandro (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Leander-en-name-KaAFkgEM Disambiguation of Individuals: 21 49 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 47 27 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 61 21 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 2 94 4
  3. A city in Williamson County, Texas Categories (place): Cities in Texas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Leander-en-name-4vA9dIq0

Alternative forms

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