Leonardo (first name)
Leonardo is an Italian , Portuguese and Spanish form of the male given name Leonhard , with the name day March 30th .
Origin and meaning
The origin of the name is derived from Old High German , which linked the Latin term Leo via the form of Lewo with the Old High German harti for firm and strong to Leonhard. He is explained as "The strong like a lion" or "The strong for the people".
In Italy , the first name Leonardo is relatively common. In 2016, the name ranked 132nd among carriers across the country.
Relative first names
- German : Lienhard
- English : Len , Leonard
- French : Léonard
- Italian : Lenardo , Lionardo
- Latin : Leo
- Lithuanian : Leonardas
- Swedish : Lennart , Lennert
- Hungarian : Lénárd , feminine form: Leonarda
- others: Lenard , Leon , Linnart
Name bearer
- Leonardo Antonelli (1730–1811), Italian cardinal
- Leonardo Balada (* 1933), American composer
- Leonardo Barré (1510–1555), French conductor and composer
- Leonardo Bernini (1705–1735), Italian carpet weaver
- Leonardo Bertagnolli (* 1978), Italian racing cyclist
- Leonardo Boff (* 1938), Brazilian theologian
- Leonardo Botallo (1530–1571), Italian anatomist
- Leonardo Bruni (1369–1444), Italian humanist
- Leonardo Campana (* 2000), Ecuadorian soccer player
- Leonardo Ciampa (* 1971), Italian-American musician
- Leonardo Del Vecchio (* 1935), Italian industrialist
- Leonardo DiCaprio (born 1974), American actor
- Leonardo Coimbra (1883–1936), Portuguese philosopher
- Leonardo Conti (physician) (1900–1945), Swiss-German doctor and Reich Health Leader
- Leonardo Conti (ice hockey player) (* 1978), German ice hockey goalkeeper
- Leonardo David (1960–1985), Italian ski racer
- Leonardo Donà (1536–1612), Doge of Venice
- Leonardo Dudreville (1885–1975), Italian painter
- Leonardo Duque (* 1980), Colombian racing cyclist
- Leonardo Ferrulli (1918–1943), Italian fighter pilot
- Leonardo Fibonacci (1180–1241), Italian mathematician
- Leonardo Fioravanti (medic) (1518–1588), Italian physician
- Leonardo Fioravanti (designer) (* 1938), Italian automobile designer
- Leonardo Franco (* 1977), Spanish soccer player, see Leo Franco
- Leonardo Giordani (* 1977), Italian racing cyclist
- Leonardo González (soccer player, 1980) (* 1980), Costa Rican soccer player
- Leonardo Leo (1694–1744), Italian composer
- Leonardo Loredan (1436–1521), Doge of Venice
- Leonardo Moser (* 1984), Italian racing cyclist
- Leonardo Piepoli (* 1971), Italian racing cyclist
- Leonardo Pisculichi (* 1984), Argentinian football player
- Leonhard von Porto Maurizio (1676–1751), Italian Franciscan, saint
- Leonardo Sandri (* 1943), Argentine theologian and Archbishop of the Curia
- Leonardo Santiago (* 1983), Brazilian soccer player
- Leonardo Scarselli (* 1975), Italian racing cyclist
- Leonardo Sciascia (1921-1989), Italian writer
- Leonardo Ferreira da Silva (* 1980), Brazilian soccer player
- Leonardo Spinazzola (* 1993), Italian football player
- Leonardo I. Tocco (~ 1310 / 1315–1375 / 1377), Count Palatine of Kefalonia
- Leonardo II. Tocco (~ 1375 / 1376–1418 / 1419), lord of Zante
- Leonardo III Tocco († ~ 1495), Count Palatine of Kefalonia and Despot of Arta
- Leonardo Velázquez (1935–2004), Mexican composer and conductor
- Leonardo Vinci (1690–1730), Italian composer
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), Italian painter and scientist
- Leonardo Nascimento de Araújo (* 1969), Brazilian football player and coach
- Giovanni Leonardo da Cutri (1542–1597), Italian chess player
- Leonardo Padura (* 1955), Cuban writer
- Bruno Leonardo Gelber (* 1941), Argentine pianist
- Leonardo Iglesias (* 1979), Argentinian football player
- Leonardo de Deus Santos ( Dedê ; * 1978), German-Brazilian soccer player
- Leonardo dos Santos Silva (* 1976), Brazilian soccer player
- Leonardo Bruno dos Santos Silva (* 1980), Brazilian soccer player
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- ↑ Duden first name dictionary
- ^ Diffusione del Nome Leonardo - Portfolio dei Nomi Italiani. Retrieved February 25, 2017 (Italian).