Leander

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros), from λέων (léōn, “lion”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /liːˈændɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /liːˈændə/

Proper noun

Leander

1. (Greek mythology) The lover of Hero who swam every night across the Hellespont to meet her, and finally was drowned.
   • c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
     : Act IV, Scene I:

     Leander, he would have lived many a fair year, though Hero had turned nun, if it had not been for a hot midsummer night.

2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, also of a Spanish sixth century saint.
3. A city in Williamson County, Texas.

Translations

Greek lover of Hero

Basque: Lander (eu) sg Bulgarian: Леандър m (Leandǎr) Catalan: Leandre m French: Leándre m Greek: Λέανδρος (el) m (Léandros) Hungarian: Leandrosz (hu) Italian: Leandro (it) Japanese: レアンドロ (Reandoro) Portuguese: Leandro (pt) Russian: Леа́ндрос m (Leándros) Spanish: Leandro (es)

male given name

Basque: Lander (eu) sg Bulgarian: Леандър m (Leandǎr) Catalan: Leandre m French: Leándre m Greek: Λέανδρος (el) m (Léandros) Hungarian: Leandrosz (hu) Italian: Leandro (it) Japanese: レアンドロ (Reandoro) Portuguese: Leandro (pt) Russian: Леа́ндрос m (Leándros) Spanish: Leandro (es)

Anagrams

• Darleen, Darlene, Learned, learned, learnèd, learnéd, red lane, relaned

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Leander.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleɑnder/, [ˈle̞ɑ̝nde̞r]
• Rhymes: -eɑnder
• Syllabification^(key): Le‧an‧der
• Hyphenation^(key): Le‧an‧der

Proper noun

Leander

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Leander (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Leander	Leanderit
genitive		Leanderin	Leanderien
partitive		Leanderia	Leandereja
illative		Leanderiin	Leandereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Leander	Leanderit
accusative	nom.	Leander	Leanderit
	gen.	Leanderin
genitive		Leanderin	Leanderien
partitive		Leanderia	Leandereja
inessive		Leanderissa	Leandereissa
elative		Leanderista	Leandereista
illative		Leanderiin	Leandereihin
adessive		Leanderilla	Leandereilla
ablative		Leanderilta	Leandereilta
allative		Leanderille	Leandereille
essive		Leanderina	Leandereina
translative		Leanderiksi	Leandereiksi
abessive		Leanderitta	Leandereitta
instructive		—	Leanderein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Leander (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Leanderini Leanderini accusative nom. Leanderini Leanderini gen. Leanderini genitive Leanderini Leanderieni partitive Leanderiani Leanderejani inessive Leanderissani Leandereissani elative Leanderistani Leandereistani illative Leanderiini Leandereihini adessive Leanderillani Leandereillani ablative Leanderiltani Leandereiltani allative Leanderilleni Leandereilleni essive Leanderinani Leandereinani translative Leanderikseni Leandereikseni abessive Leanderittani Leandereittani instructive — — comitative — Leandereineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Leanderisi Leanderisi accusative nom. Leanderisi Leanderisi gen. Leanderisi genitive Leanderisi Leanderiesi partitive Leanderiasi Leanderejasi inessive Leanderissasi Leandereissasi elative Leanderistasi Leandereistasi illative Leanderiisi Leandereihisi adessive Leanderillasi Leandereillasi ablative Leanderiltasi Leandereiltasi allative Leanderillesi Leandereillesi essive Leanderinasi Leandereinasi translative Leanderiksesi Leandereiksesi abessive Leanderittasi Leandereittasi instructive — — comitative — Leandereinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Leanderimme Leanderimme accusative nom. Leanderimme Leanderimme gen. Leanderimme genitive Leanderimme Leanderiemme partitive Leanderiamme Leanderejamme inessive Leanderissamme Leandereissamme elative Leanderistamme Leandereistamme illative Leanderiimme Leandereihimme adessive Leanderillamme Leandereillamme ablative Leanderiltamme Leandereiltamme allative Leanderillemme Leandereillemme essive Leanderinamme Leandereinamme translative Leanderiksemme Leandereiksemme abessive Leanderittamme Leandereittamme instructive — — comitative — Leandereinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Leanderinne Leanderinne accusative nom. Leanderinne Leanderinne gen. Leanderinne genitive Leanderinne Leanderienne partitive Leanderianne Leanderejanne inessive Leanderissanne Leandereissanne elative Leanderistanne Leandereistanne illative Leanderiinne Leandereihinne adessive Leanderillanne Leandereillanne ablative Leanderiltanne Leandereiltanne allative Leanderillenne Leandereillenne essive Leanderinanne Leandereinanne translative Leanderiksenne Leandereiksenne abessive Leanderittanne Leandereittanne instructive — — comitative — Leandereinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Leanderinsa Leanderinsa accusative nom. Leanderinsa Leanderinsa gen. Leanderinsa genitive Leanderinsa Leanderiensa partitive Leanderiaan Leanderiansa Leanderejaan Leanderejansa inessive Leanderissaan Leanderissansa Leandereissaan Leandereissansa elative Leanderistaan Leanderistansa Leandereistaan Leandereistansa illative Leanderiinsa Leandereihinsa adessive Leanderillaan Leanderillansa Leandereillaan Leandereillansa ablative Leanderiltaan Leanderiltansa Leandereiltaan Leandereiltansa allative Leanderilleen Leanderillensa Leandereilleen Leandereillensa essive Leanderinaan Leanderinansa Leandereinaan Leandereinansa translative Leanderikseen Leanderiksensa Leandereikseen Leandereiksensa abessive Leanderittaan Leanderittansa Leandereittaan Leandereittansa instructive — — comitative — Leandereineen Leandereinensa

Statistics

• Leander is the 3096^th (tied with 7 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 250 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Latin

Alternative forms

• Leandrus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɫeˈan.dɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [leˈan.der]

Proper noun

Leander m sg (genitive Leandrī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Leander (lover of Hero)

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Leander
genitive	Leandrī
dative	Leandrō
accusative	Leandrum
ablative	Leandrō
vocative	Leander

Descendants

Descendants

• → Basque: Lander
• Catalan: Leandre
• → English: Leander
• French: Léandre
• Italian: Leandro
• Portuguese: Leandro
• Spanish: Leandro

Further reading

• “Leander”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros). First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1780.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Leander c (genitive Leanders)

1. (Greek mythology) Leander
2. a male given name
   • 1898, Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Selinda och Leander:

     Vi hänger du i tågen,
     där skeppet far på vågen,
     så dyster som i galgen, o
     Leander Liljekvist?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. a surname

References

Statistics Sweden: 830 males with the given name Leander, and 1281 persons with the surname Leander, living in Sweden on December 31st, 2013. Accessed on 8 July 2014.

Anagrams

• ledaren, lederna