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Leo vs Leonard - What's the difference?

leo | leonard | Related terms |

Leonard is a related term of leo.



As proper nouns the difference between leo and leonard

is that leo is a given name derived from Latin, borne by numerous saints and 13 popes while Leonard is a given name derived from Germanic.

As a noun Leo

is someone with a Leo star sign.

As an acronym LEO

is the Lyons Electronic Office Computer, an early British computer.

leo

Translingual

(wikispecies)

Proper noun

    • ----

    leonard

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1844 , The Birthright and Other Tales , Henry Colburn 1844, page 251:
    • - - - save the delight of being called "Leo" by those whom the newspapers call "the leading fashionables", whereas, had he stuck to the city , he might still have been called only Leonard , like his father before him.
  • * 1997 , Underworld , Simon&Schuster 1998, ISBN 0684848155, page 592:
    • "You want names, I'll give you names. My name is Leonard Alfred Schneider. What was I doing when I took the name Lenny Bruce? I was moving towards the invisible middle.
  • (Lennon).

    • Usage notes

    *The given name has been in quiet continuous use since the Middle Ages. A popularity peak occurred during the first half of the 20th century.

    Related terms

    * (diminutives) Len, Lenny, Leo, Leon