Leander
Leander is a boy name of Greek origin, meaning Lion-man; brave.
What Leander means
Lion-man; brave.
Leander sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Leander comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Leander is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Leander?
Leander does not currently chart in the top 100 boy names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Leander
We group Leander under Lion and Brave — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Leander
These share Leander's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Leonardo — Brave as a lion.
- Leandro — Lion-man; brave.
- Leonard — Brave as a lion.
- Lionel — Young lion.
- Andreas — Manly, brave.
- Andrew — Manly and brave.
- Leo — Lion. Brave and warm-hearted.
- Anders — Manly, brave.
- Everett — Brave as a wild boar.
- Finn — Fair, white; the legendary hero Fionn.
- Isamu — Courage, bravery.
- Lev — Lion.