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Baby Name Leonard |
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| Meaning of Leonard - What does the name Leonard means? |
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| lay-o-nahr |  |
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Boy Name |
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French |
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From the Old High German Lewenhart, a compound name composed from the elements lewo (lion), and hart (strong, brave, hearty): hence, "lion-hearted, brave as a lion." The name was borne by St. Leonard, of unknown date, who was greatly revered in the later Middle Ages. A hermit and founder of a monastery near Limoges in the 6th century, St. Leonard was considered the patron saint of prisoners by returning Crusaders |
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