Leonardus (name)

Leonardus is a Latinized version of the Germanic name masculine name Leonard. Leonardus has been a relatively common birth name in the Netherlands, though most people use(d) a short form in daily life, like Leen, Leendert, Lennaert, Lennard, Lennart, Lennert, Lennie, Leo, Leon, Leonard and Lon.

Latinized name
  • Sanctus Leonardus (died 559 AD), Frankish noble, abbot and Christian saint
  • Leonardus Achates (Leonhard Agtstein; f.1472–1491), Swiss printer in Italy
  • Leonardus Bruni Aretinus (Leonardi Bruni; c.1370–1444), Italian humanist, historian and statesman
  • Leonardus Lessius (Lenaert Leijs; 1554–1623), Flemish Jesuit theologian
  • Leonardus Roselli (died 1606), Italian bishop
  • Leonardus Vincius (1452–1519), Leonardo da Vinci
Birth name

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