name
Greek
Leonidas
lee-ON-ih-das
/liːˈɒnɪdəs/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
leonidas
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Greek/Spartan (ancient Sparta)
- Meaning
- Son of the lion; lion-like
- Gender
- male
Pronunciation tips
King of Sparta who led 300 Spartans at Thermopylae against Persia (480 BC); 'Leon-' = lion + '-idas' = son of; symbol of courage against overwhelming odds
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