Etymology

Leander

Le·an·der
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Today it means: The lover of Hero who swam every night across the Hellespont to meet her, and finally was drowned. Full definition →

Latin Leander ← Ancient Greek Λέανδρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΛέανδρος
  2. Latin · derived fromLeander
  3. English todayLeander

From Latin Leander, from Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros), from λεώς (leṓs) (Attic form of λᾱός (lāós, “people”)) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) + -ος (-os).

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