Leandro
Leandro is a boy name of Italian origin, meaning Lion-man; brave.
What Leandro means
Lion-man; brave.
Leandro sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Leandro comes from
Italian names preserve Latin forms more directly than most European languages, often keeping the original vowel endings that other languages dropped.
Leandro is recorded as Italian in origin. Browse other Italian names.
How popular is Leandro?
Leandro 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 Leandro
Leandro spans Lion and Brave, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Leandro
These share Leandro's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Leonardo — Brave as a lion.
- Leander — Lion-man; brave.
- Leonard — Brave as a lion.
- Lionel — Young lion.
- Leo — Lion. Brave and warm-hearted.
- Anders — Manly, brave.
- Andreas — Manly, brave.
- Everett — Brave as a wild boar.
- Finn — Fair, white; the legendary hero Fionn.
- Isamu — Courage, bravery.
- Lev — Lion.
- Wyatt — Brave in war.