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This is a great and a very interesting name.
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Interesting name.
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Leonidas Diamond is a famous person, but he isn't cool like the cool kids.
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It is used as the players' guardian Bakugan in the Bakugan Battle Brawlers video game.
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I love this with the nickname Nye.
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Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina was a Dominican politician, soldier, and dictator, who ruled the Dominican Republic from February 1930 until his assassination in May 1961.
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Leonidas Valdez is the son of Hephaestus and Esperanza Valdez. One of the main protagonists and one of the seven heroes of the Prophecy of the Seven in Heroes of Olympus. He is currently the head counselor of Cabin 9. While he may be a fictional character (sadly), he is still a famous bearer of the name.
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Leonidas Polk (1806-1864) was an Episcopal Bishop and a Confederate Lieutenant General during the Civil War. He was killed in action during the Atlanta Campaign.
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Leonidas, the guy who led the 300 Spartans in the battle of Thermopylae, is somewhat of a joke between me and my friends. This is thanks to a mispronunciation: "Leonardis".
Most likely, Leonidas as a kid will be teased, embarrassed during the ancient Greece lesson in social studies, and have their name mispronounced. "Leonard? Leo? Oh, Leonidas?"
Leonidas will learn early on to just tell people his name is Leo.
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Most likely, Leonidas as a kid will be teased, embarrassed during the ancient Greece lesson in social studies, and have their name mispronounced. "Leonard? Leo? Oh, Leonidas?"
Leonidas will learn early on to just tell people his name is Leo.
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Actually, the suffix -ιδας in ancient Greek has the meaning of "the son, or the child, of...". [noted -ed]
In this case means "the son of Leon" (Greek word for lion). If Leonidas was an Athenian, he should be called Leonidis (-i- instead of the Dorian -a-).
Spartans were Dorian Greeks, Athenians were Ions, and both (Greek) tribes were using their own dialects of the Greek language.
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In this case means "the son of Leon" (Greek word for lion). If Leonidas was an Athenian, he should be called Leonidis (-i- instead of the Dorian -a-).
Spartans were Dorian Greeks, Athenians were Ions, and both (Greek) tribes were using their own dialects of the Greek language.
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Leonidas is a brand of chocolate in Belgium, named after its founder Leonidas Kestekides.
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In modern Greek, the name is pronounced "lay-oh-NEE-dhahs" or "lay-oh-NYEE-dhahs."
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Leonidas Kavakos is a Greek violinist and conductor.
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Love this name- I'd probably use the nickname Leo for the most part, but since I think Leo is too short of a name on its own, Leonidas would be my favorite long Leo- name to get to the nickname. It has great meaning and is deep-rooted in history. As to previous comments, I've never watched 300 so I don't know how much association this name would have to the movie, but I personally don't think the name is ruined because of that association!
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This name is so pompous and elaborate, it's ridiculous. I can't imagine calling someone Leonidas (lee-oh-NIE-das). They'll most likely get called Leo anyway, so why not go with Leonard, Leonardo, Leon, or just plain old Leo?
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I have yet to see the movie "300", but I have read the story of Leonidas and can't help myself from thinking what a sad, heroic and immortal story it is. I love the name because of the history about king Leonidas.
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How can anyone forget King Leonidas of Sparta! A name that will live in history. LEONIDAS=IMMORTALITY!
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"THIS IS SPARTA!" Someone with this name will probably get that all the time. It's a nice name, but it's been temporarily ruined by the movie 300.
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Leonidas Frank Chaney was the real name of Lon Chaney.
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Leonatus (probobly a variant of this name) is the lover of Princess Imogen in the play Cymbeline by Shakespeare.
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