Leonardo
Leonardo is a boy name of Italian origin, ranked #72 in popularity, meaning Brave as a lion.
What Leonardo means
Brave as a lion.
Leonardo sits at 8 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Leonardo comes from
Italian names preserve Latin forms more directly than most European languages, often keeping the original vowel endings that other languages dropped.
Leonardo is recorded as Italian in origin. Browse other Italian names.
How popular is Leonardo?
Leonardo is ranked #72, near the outer edge of the top hundred. Names here are often on the way up or on the way down, so this is the band where a name can feel fresh and established at the same time.
The character of Leonardo
Leonardo 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 Leonardo
These share Leonardo's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Leandro — Lion-man; brave.
- 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.