MEANING & HISTORY
What does Leonida mean?
Behind the Name records Italian Leonida from Leonidas; Nordic Names separately documents a feminine Leonidas formation. Leonidas combines Greek leon, lion, with a patronymic ending.
The independent histories explain the exact spelling while keeping their grammatical traditions distinct from a claim about any Philippine bearer’s gender.
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Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Origin and name formation
Italian
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Names in this collection
- Leonidas♂Son or descendant of Leon; lion-name family
- Leonido·Leonidas-family formation: son of Leon or the lion
- Leonila♀Spanish Leonilla-family form, interpreted as little lioness
- Leonita·A documented Leo-family form, with more than one possible longer base
- Leona♀Feminine form of Leon; lion
- Leonarda♀Feminine Leonard; lion and brave
- Leoncia·A Leontios-family form: lion-like
- Leonides·Leonidas form in the Greek lion-name tradition
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Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 4 elected-candidate records ·
LEONIDA
· CSV row 1,363 · ODbL 1.0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.