See also: Leonids

Latvian edit

Etymology edit

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1886. From Ancient Greek Λεωνίδας (Leōnídas). Cognate with English Leonidas.

Proper noun edit

Leonīds m

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek
  2. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Леони́д (Leoníd).

References edit

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Leonīds was the only given name of 3902 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.