MEANING & HISTORY
What does Leody mean?
Leody is explicitly recorded as a familiar form of Leodigario and Leodegario. The source’s etymology selects Leodigario as the immediate clipping base.
It should not be automatically assigned Leo’s lion meaning from the opening letters alone. The exact longer-name relationship is the verified formation.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /leˈodi/Standard-Tagalog
- [lɛˈjoː.d̪ɪ]Standard-Tagalog
- /liˈjodi/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˈljoː.d̪ɪ]Standard-Tagalog
Le · o · dy3 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
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TagalogEtymology & source
From a clipping of Leodigario.
a diminutive of the male given names Leodigario and Leodegario
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Leody in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Leody
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Brody♂Scottish place-name form, or short for Brodelio
- Leo♂Lion
- Leon♂Lion
- León♂Lion
- Leona♀Feminine form of Leon; lion
- Leroy♂The king
- Lesty♀Cebuano familiar form of Lester
- Letty♀Familiar form of Letitia; joy
What rhymes with Leody?
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Names with a similar written ending
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- Wiktionary contributors — Leody (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.