Leander

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros), from λέων (léōn, “lion”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Proper noun

Leander

1. (Greek mythology) The lover of Hero who swam every night across the Hellespont to meet her, and finally was drowned.
   • c. 1598–1600, William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals):
     : Act IV, Scene I:

     Leander, he would have lived many a fair year, though Hero had turned nun, if it had not been for a hot midsummer night.

2. A male given name., also of a Spanish sixth century saint.

Anagrams

• Darlene, Learned, learned, learnèd

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros). First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1780.

Proper noun

Leander c (genitive Leanders)

1. (Greek mythology) Leander
2. A male given name..
   • 1898 Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Selinda och Leander:

     Vi hänger du i tågen,

     där skeppet far på vågen,

     så dyster som i galgen, o

     Leander Liljekvist?

3. A surname​.

References

Statistics Sweden: 830 males with the given name Leander, and 1281 persons with the surname Leander, living in Sweden on December 31st, 2013. Accessed on 8 July 2014.