Leander
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros), from λέων (léōn, “lion”) + Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter sc should be a valid script code; the value polytonic is not valid. See WT:LOS..
Proper noun
Leander
- (Greek mythology) The lover of Hero who swam every night across the Hellespont to meet her, and finally was drowned.
- Template:RQ:Shakespeare Like: Act IV, Scene I:
- Leander, he would have lived many a fair year, though Hero had turned nun, if it had not been for a hot midsummer night.
- Template:RQ:Shakespeare Like: Act IV, Scene I:
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, also of a Spanish sixth century saint.
Translations
Greek lover of Hero
male given name
Anagrams
Swedish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros). First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1780.
Proper noun
Leander c (genitive Leanders)
- (Greek mythology) Leander
- a male given name.
- 1898 Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Selinda och Leander:
- Vi hänger du i tågen,
- där skeppet far på vågen,
- så dyster som i galgen, o
- Leander Liljekvist?
- 1898 Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Selinda och Leander:
- a surname
References
[1] Statistics Sweden: 830 males with the given name Leander, and 1281 persons with the surname Leander, living in Sweden on December 31st, 2013. Accessed on 8 July 2014.
Anagrams
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- English given names
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- English male given names from Ancient Greek
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- Swedish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- sv:Greek mythology
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- Swedish male given names
- Swedish surnames