# Leonard

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlɛnɚd/ · frequency rank #7,024

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
2. A surname transferred from the given name.
3. A surname from Irish.
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## Etymology
From Old French Leonard, name of a 6th century Frankish saint, from Old High German leo (“lion”) or Old High German liut (“person”) and hart (“hard”). As a surname, also used as an anglicisation of Irish Ó Leannáin (Lennon).

## Easily confused with
- **Leonid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leonard-vs-leonid)
- **leopard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leonard-vs-leopard)
- **Leonardo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leonard-vs-leonardo)
- **Leona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leona-vs-leonard)
- **leeward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leeward-vs-leonard)

## Common misspellings (10)
`elonard`, `lenoard`, `leoanrd`, `leonadr`, `leonardd`, `leonarrd`, `leonnard`, `leonrad`, `lleonard`, `loenard`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/leonard