The story
- Old High German · derived fromliut“people”
- Old French · derived fromLeopold
- English todayLeopold
From Old French Leopold, from Old High German liut (“people”) + bald (“bold”). The first part is sometimes associated by folk etymology with Latin leo (“lion”), as in Leo and Leonard. More at lede, bold.
Words from the same roots
Old High Germanliut all →
Leonard
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.