Leander Name Meaning

Leander meaning

Name :

Leander

Gender :

Masculine

Meaning of Leander :

Used in country/religion :

American , British , Danish , Dutch , English , Finnish , French , German , Greek , Hindu , Latin , Swedish

Variant Names of Leander:

Ander, Leandre, Leandrew, Leandro, Leandros, Leanther, Lee, Leiandros, Leo, Liander And Lia, Ander, Leandre, Leandrew, Leandro, Leandre, Leandrew

Rhyming Names of Leander:

Aarvinder, Abjinder, Ainder, Ajinder, Ajminder, Alander

Names Similar to Leander :

Leann, Leanna, Leanne, Leanian, Leann, Leandrew, Leandre, Leannan, Leandro, Leandra

Popularity Rank :

Leander name was top ranked at 847 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 3416 position in American during year 2012

Name Leander has been Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 3372 position. 5983 numbers of people were named Leander so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

Leander Numerology :

Personality No. 3. People with name Leander are jovial & love to talk. They also love children & pets. They are creative & try to do too many things. They must express themselves. They are very social & great uplifters. Person with Leander having 3 as Personality number are ambitious & philosophical. They are versatile & have an optimistic attitude. They are zealous & conscientious. More Numerology

More About Name : Leander

Derived from the Greek Leiandros (lion man, like a lion). The name is composed of the elements lean (lion), and andros (man).

In Greek legend Leander was the lover of Hero. Every night he swam across the Hellespont to meet her, but on one occasion he was drowned when a storm arose. When Hero saw his dead body she threw herself into the waters and perished. Saint Leander (seventh century) was a Spanish saint.
The name was borne in Greek mythology by the youth who drowned in a storm on a regular swim across the Hellespont to visit his lover, the priestess Hero; their story is told in the 'Hero and Leander' myth.
In Greek legend Leander was the lover of Hero. Every night he swam across the Hellespont to meet her, but on one occasion he was drowned when a storm arose. When Hero saw his dead body she threw herself into the waters and perished.

Name Analysis of Leander

Character Analysis of Leander : Persons with the name Leander, are Charismatic, cheeky and sociable fun-lovers, adaptable to change and adore colorful bright surroundings. With a gift of communication skills they are inspiration, cheerful optimism and joy. They loves life and wants and needs to share their enthusiasm with those around them. They tend to be the 'joker' and have a wonderful sense of humour.

Love Life of Leander : Persons are, sometimes too idealistic and attracted to Persons who have problems and looking for a support.

Name Letter Analysis of Leander

L : Persons are very heady, and tend to over think rather than experience life

E : Persons are freedom-loving, sensual and enthusiastic

A : Persons are their own person: ambitious and freethinking

N : Persons are a "think outside the box" kind of person -- creative and original

D : Persons are grounded and pragmatic

E : Persons are freedom-loving, sensual and enthusiastic

R : Persons feel things strongly and their rich, intense inner life emanates outward

Astrological (Vedic) Aspect of Name Leander

Acoording to vedic astrology , Rashi for the name Leander is Mesh and Moon sign associated with the name Leander is Aries.

The name Leander has Fire element. Mars is the Ruling Planet for the name Leander . The name Leander having moon sign as Aries is represented by The Ram and considered as Cardinal .

Normally, people with the name Leander are energetic, courageous and determined.

Other name options, having Aries moon sign are name starting with : Chu, Cho, La, Che,Lee, Lu, Le, Lo,Li, A, I,Ee.

Nakshatra (Vedic) of Name Leander

The name Leander is suitable for baby born in Bharani nakshatra

Bharani Nakshatra: "The bearer"

Lord: Shukra (Venus)
Symbol: Yoni, the female organ of reproduction
Deity: Yama, god of death or Dharma
Indian zodiac: 13° 20' - 26°40' Mesha
Western zodiac 9° 20' - 22° 40' Taurus

Other name options, having Bharani nakashatra are name starting with : Li, Lu, Le, Lo.

Famous Name Leander

Leander Paes

is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament. He is one of the most successful professional Indian tennis players and also the former captain of the Indian tennis team. He has won various doubles and mixed doubles events at the Tennis Grand Slam events.he is famous for his several memorable Davis Cup performances playing for India and also for winning a bronze medal for India in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.

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