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Meaning

The name Leopold has the following meaning:

Brave ruler of people. Comes from German words "liut" meaning "people", and "bold" meaning "brave". The name of three kings of Belgium and several Holy Roman Emperors.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Leopold is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Leopold in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Leopold is pronounced as lee-oh-pold

Origins

Leopold originates from the German language.
See other suggested German boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Leopold and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Leopold: Boys - Anton, Dutch, Leonard, Maynard, Roderick, Sigmund, Theodoric, Tillman, Volney, Wendell, Wilbert, Girls - Bernardine, Eloise, Griselda, Lesia, Both genders - Emerson, Raymond, Walter

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Leopold: Leopolde, Leopoldo (Italian), Leorad, Lepold, Lepolde, Leupold, Leupolde, Leupoldo, Lopolda, Lopolde, Lopoldi, Luepold, Luitpold (German), Luitpolde, Poldi

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Leopold are: Leo

Style

We think the name Leopold should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Leopold to be: Scholar and booklover

In one word, you might describe Leopold as a(n) "scholar" person.

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Famous persons

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

Leopold Gmelin , born on 2 August, a famous chemist. Leopold Gmelin 's background: German chemist. The discoverer of potassium ferricyanide (1822).

Léopold Sédar Senghor, born on 9 October, a famous president. Léopold Sédar Senghor's background: Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist who served as the first president of Senegal.

Léopold Eyharts, born on 28 April, a famous astronaut. Léopold Eyharts's background: Brigadier General in the French Air Force and is an ESA spationaut.
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