English Explanatory Dictionary

Leonidas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. King Leonidas I of Sparta; he was killed at the Battle of Thermopylae, 480BC.

Word forms

Leonidas

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λεωνίδᾱς (Leōnídās, “son of Leon / lion”).

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