Leonides

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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Ancient Greek, Galician
Scripts Λεωνίδης, Λεονίδης(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsModern Greek transcription: Leonidis. Variant form: Leoneides (Λεωνείδης & Λεονείδης - both transcribed as Leoneidis in modern Greek)

Meaning & History

Attic and Ionic Greek form of Leonidas, because it contains the Attic and Ionic Greek patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

A notable bearer of this name was saint Leonides of Alexandria, who lived in the 2nd and early 3rd centuries AD.

It is used as a unisex name in Galicia.
Added 7/28/2008 by JesseTheGirl
Edited 5/21/2024 by guasguendi, Mike C, Lucille and more