# Leonidas

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #41,736

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **Leonid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leonid-vs-leonidas)

## Common misspellings (11)
`elonidas`, `lenoidas`, `leoindas`, `leondias`, `leoniads`, `leonidass`, `leoniddas`, `leonidsa`, `leonnidas`, `lleonidas`, `loenidas`

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