Leonardo

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Leonardo
Statue of Leonardo DaVinci in Uffizi Alley, Florence, Italy.jpg
Leonardo da Vinci
PronunciationItalian: [leoˈnardo]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameItalian, Spanish, Portuguese
Meaningstrong as a lion

Leonardo is a masculine given name, the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese equivalent of the English, German, and Dutch name, Leonard.[1]

People[]

Notable people with the name include:

  • Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), Italian Renaissance scientist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, and painter

Artists[]

Athletes[]

Other[]

  • Leonardo Bruni (c. 1370–1444), humanist, historian and chancellor of Florence
  • Leonardo Farkas (born 1967), Chilean businessman
  • Leonardo Fibonacci (c. 1170 – c. 1250), Italian mathematician
  • Leonardo León (born 1952), Chilean historian
  • (1892-1955), Italian painter and writer
  • (born 1999), former Bulawayo junior Councilor

Fictional characters[]

  • Leonardo, the leader of the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • Leonardo Acropolis, painter on the BBC sitcom Blackadder
  • Leonardo Leonardo, on the short lived animated series, Clerks: The Animated Series
  • Leonardo Vetra, in Dan Brown's novel Angels and Demons
  • Leonardo Watch, in the manga series Blood Blockade Battlefront

Entertainment[]

  • Leonardo, a British television series based on the life of Leonardo da Vinci as a teenager
  • Leonardo, an English speaking Italian historical drama series

Business[]

  • Leonardo S.p.A. an Italian multinational aerospace, defence and security company

Journal[]

See also[]

  • Lenny (disambiguation)
  • Leonard (disambiguation)
  • Leo (disambiguation)
  • Leon (disambiguation)

References[]

  1. ^ Albaigès, Josep M.; Olivart, J.M.A. (1993). Diccionario de nombres de personas (in Spanish). Universitat de Barcelona. p. 157. ISBN 978-84-475-0264-6. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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