Meaning of name Leonard

The names of some famous persons by the name Leonard (or its variants) are:

Leonard Garment, born on 11 May, a famous lawyer. Leonard Garment's background: Special Counsel to U.S. President Richard Nixon for the last two years of his presidency.

Leonard Marion Bahr, born on 12 May, a famous artist. Leonard Marion Bahr's background: Prolific painter of portraits and murals, an illustrator, as well as a highly regarded painting professor for 52 years at the Maryland Institute College of Art.

Leonard Bernstein, born on 25 August, a famous conductor. Leonard Bernstein's background: American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was the first conductor born and educated in the United States of America to receive world-wide acclaim.