Meaning in the sources
Source-reportedMeaning: “lion” + “man”
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- NameStoria: Leandro (cited meaning “lion + man”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
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“lion” + “man”
Language context for this entry: French
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01 / Meaning & origin
Léandro is recorded as a first given name in France's civil registration statistics (INSEE, 1900–2025) and in Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025 (2000–2025), given to boys; no dictionary entry is in our sources yet. It is the statistics spelling of Leandro, for which the cited sources give the meaning “lion” + “man”. It is the statistics spelling of Leandro, for which the cited sources give the meaning “lion” + “man”. It is the statistics spelling of Leandro, for which the cited sources give the meaning “lion” + “man”. It is the statistics spelling of Leandro, for which the cited sources give the meaning “lion” + “man”. It is the statistics spelling of Leandro, for which the cited sources give the meaning “lion” + “man”. It is the statistics spelling of Leandro, for which the cited sources give the meaning “lion” + “man”.
Meaning: “lion” + “man”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
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France (France métropolitaine et départements-régions d'outre-mer; avant 2012 France hors Mayotte), 2025: 350 boys (rank 165). Documented as a given name in French.
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03 / By the numbers
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2000–2025 Spelling: Léandro
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Source: Federal Statistical Office · Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
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| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | 2 | 958 | observed |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | 3 | 878 | observed |
| 2004 | 1 | 1,291 | observed |
| 2005 | 1 | 1,331 | observed |
| 2006 | 1 | 1,362 | observed |
| 2007 | 2 | 1,183 | observed |
| 2008 | 1 | 1,473 | observed |
| 2009 | 2 | 1,267 | observed |
| 2010 | 3 | 1,145 | observed |
| 2011 | 6 | 865 | observed |
| 2012 | 5 | 960 | observed |
| 2013 | 1 | 1,649 | observed |
| 2014 | 1 | 1,677 | observed |
| 2015 | 1 | 1,742 | observed |
| 2016 | 2 | 1,526 | observed |
| 2017 | 2 | 1,571 | observed |
| 2018 | 4 | 1,217 | observed |
| 2019 | 3 | 1,366 | observed |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | 6 | 1,063 | observed |
| 2022 | 2 | 1,628 | observed |
| 2023 | 2 | 1,619 | observed |
| 2024 | 1 | 1,925 | observed |
| 2025 | 3 | 1,545 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Léandro” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
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Retrieved 2026-10-15 · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution)
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Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Leandro— “lion man”
Leandros, Leander, as we call it, means lion-man. Besides the unfortunate swimming lover whose exploit Byron imitated and Turner painted, it belonged to a sainted bishop of Seville, who, in 590, effected the transition of the Spanish Visigoths from Arianism to orthodoxy. Very likely his name was only a classicalizing of one of the many Gothic names from _leut_ (the people), which are often confused with those from the lion; but Leandro passed on as a Christian name in Spain…
Leandros, Leander, as we call it, means lion-man. Besides the unfortunate swimming lover whose exploit Byron imitated and Turner painted, it belonged to a sainted bishop of Seville, who, in 590, effected the transition of the Spanish Visigoths from Arianism to orthodoxy. Very likely his name was only a classicalizing of one of the many Gothic names from _leut_ (the people), which are often confused with those from the lion; but Leandro passed on as a Christian name in Spain and Italy.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part III, Chapter III (Names From Animals, Etc), Section I (The Lion) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
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