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Leonardo
Statue of Leonardo da Vinci (Uffizi).jpg
Pronunciation Italian: [leoˈnardo]
Gender Male
Origin
Word/name Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Meaning strong as a lion

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

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 de Mango (1843–1930), Italian-born Turkish painter
  • Leonardo DiCaprio (born 1974), American actor
  • Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 1965), Italian actor and director

Athletes

  • Leonardo Araújo (born 1969), usually known as Leonardo, Brazilian World Cup-winning footballer, and former sporting director of Paris Saint Germain
  • Leonardo Fioravanti (born 1997), Italian surfer
  • Leonardo Lourenço Bastos (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
  • Leonardo Bittencourt, German footballer
  • Leonardo Bonucci (born 1987), Italian footballer
  • Leonardo Candi (born 1997), Italian basketball player
  • 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 Rodriguez Pereira (born 1986), Brazilian footballer of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
  • 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 Nascimento Lopes de Souza (born 1997), Brazilian footballer
  • Leonardo Zappavigna, Australian boxer

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

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, defense, and security company

Journal

  • Leonardo (journal)

See also

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