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Leonardo

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Gender
  
Male

Meaning
  
strong as a lion

Word/name
  
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

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

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People

Notable people with the name include:

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

    • Artists

  • Leonardo Schulz Cardoso, Brazilian singer
  • Emival Eterno da Costa (born 1963), Brazilian singer known as Leonardo
  • Leonardo DiCaprio (born 1974), Academy-award winner American actor
  • Leo Howard (born 1997), American actor on Disney XD's show, Kickin' It
  • One half of the Brazilian sertanejo music duo Leandro e Leonardo

    • Athletes

  • Leonardo Araújo (born 1969), Brazilian World Cup-winning footballer, and manager
  • Leonardo Lourenço Bastos (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
  • Leonardo Bittencourt, German footballer
  • Leonardo Bonucci (born 1987), Italian footballer
  • Leonardo Cardona (born 1971), Colombian road cyclist
  • Leonardo Emilio Comici (1901–1940), Italian mountain climber
  • Leonardo David (1960-1985), Italian alpine skier
  • Leonardo André Pimenta Faria (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
  • Leonardo de Jesus Geraldo (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
  • Leonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda (born 1988), also known as Léo, Brazilian football defender
  • Leonardo Meindl (born 1993), Brazilian basketball forward
  • Leonardo José Aparecido Moura (born 1986), Brazilian footballer of Shakhtar Donetsk
  • Leonardo Narváez (born 1980), Colombian track cyclist
  • Leonardo Santiago (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
  • Leonardo Ferreira da Silva (born 1980), Brazilian footballer of Chiangrai United
  • Leonardo dos Santos Silva (born 1976), Brazilian footballer of FC Dordrecht (also known as Leonardo II)
  • José Leonardo Ribeiro da Silva (born 1988), usually known as Leonardo, Brazilian footballer
  • Leonardo Sottani, Italian water polo player
  • Leonardo Zappavigna, Australian boxer
  • Leonardo Rodriguez Pereira (born 1986), Brazilian footballer of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

    • 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

    • Fictional characters

  • Leonardo, the leader and most highly skilled 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

    • Entertainment

  • Leonardo a British television series based on the life of Leonardo da Vinci as a teenager.

    • Business

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

    • Journal

  • Leonardo (journal)

    • References

    Leonardo Wikipedia
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