Meaning & use
Leonardo
An Italian male given name meaning brave as a lion, famously borne by Leonardo da Vinci.
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His parents named him Leonardo after his great-grandfather from Florence.
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa in the early sixteenth century.
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The name comes from Germanic elements meaning lion and brave or hardy, and became famous through the Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci.
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