Leandros as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Leandros

What is the meaning of the name Leandros ?

The baby name Leandros is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced LEH-AHN-dros (Greek: /ˈle.an.dros/; English approximation: LEE-AN-dros /liˈændrɒs/).

Leandros is Greek in Origin.

Leandros (Λέανδρος) is a Greek masculine name from leon “lion” + andros, the genitive of anēr “man,” yielding the meaning “lion-man,” “lion-like man,” or simply “brave as a lion.” The imagery of strength and ardor made it a poetic favorite in antiquity.

Best known through the myth of Hero and Leander, the name spread across the Hellenic and Roman world via poets such as Ovid and Musaeus and later enjoyed a Renaissance after Marlowe and Chapman retold the story. In modern times Leandros remains rare but recognizable in Greece and the diaspora, while its Latinized form Leander has been steady in Northern and Central Europe and gained ecclesiastical standing through Saint Leander of Seville. International variants include Leander (English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian), Leandro (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian), Léandre (French), and Catalan Leandre; the feminine counterpart is Leandra. Short forms often use Leo.