Leander

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros), from λέων (léōn, lion) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, man).

Proper noun

Leander

  1. (Greek mythology) The lover of Hero who swam every night across the Hellespont to meet her, and finally was drowned.
    • c. 1598–1600, William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals):
      : 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.
  2. A male given name, also of a Spanish sixth century saint.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros). First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1780.

Proper noun

Leander c (genitive Leanders)

  1. (Greek mythology) Leander
  2. 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?
  3. A surname.

References

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.

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