Leopold

French:

Léopold

Italian:

Portuguese:

Other world variants:

Leópold

Luitpold

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Opposite gender version:

Girl's name: LeopoldineGirl's name: Leopolda

Origin and etymology of the name

Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysis

Linguistic explanation and meaning

A Germanic name meaning "brave people" or "bold among the folk".

Detailed Slovak etymology analysis

Pochádza zo starohornonemeckého mena Liutpold, utvoreného z prvkov liut (ľud, národ) a bald (odvážny, smelý). Dnešná podoba Leopold vznikla neskorším ľudovoetymologickým pripodobnením prvej časti k latinskému slovu leo (lev).

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Name variants

International equivalents and translations

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English:

Leopold

Slovak:

Leopold

Czech:

Leopold

Hungarian:

Lipót

Polish:

Leopold

Ukrainian:

Леопольд

German:

Leopold

Spanish:

French:

Léopold

Italian:

Portuguese:

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Other world variants:

Leópold

Luitpold

International Traveler Index

How easily Leopold is pronounced abroad, written on tickets, and perceived worldwide

100 / 100Svetobežník (Globálne meno)

Degree of global adaptability100 %

Passport & airline ticket spelling:

LEOPOLD

100% identical to original form

Script & diacritics:

No diacritics (ASCII)

Universal international spelling

World languages:

15 foreign variants

Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky

Travel strengths of this name

•Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
•Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
•Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 10 svetových jazykoch.

Name days and calendars

Dates in Slovak and international calendars

15 NovemberOficiálny kalendár

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12 May

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Pronunciation and phonetic note:

The name has foreign origin. You can listen to both native (Nemčina) and localized pronunciations.

Grammar & Cases

Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official use

Syllable count: 3

1. Nominative:Who, what?

Leopold

2. Genitive:Of whom, of what?

Leopolda

3. Dative:To whom, to what?

Leopoldovi

4. Accusative:Whom, what?

Leopolda

5. Vocative (address):Direct address

Leopold

6. Locative:About whom, about what?

Leopoldovi

7. Instrumental:With whom, with what?

Leopoldom

Diminutives and pet forms

Affectionate and family nicknames

Domestic forms, nicknames and diminutives:

LeoLeopoldkoLeopoldíkPoldi

Formal address:Official correspondence and formal occasions

Dear Mr. Leopold

Familiar address (intimate form):Addressing family and friends

Leopold! Leo! Poldi!

Notable figures named Leopold

People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.

Person type

Leopold II.

1835 – 1909Historical Figure

King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909 (1835–1909)

Leopold I.

1790 – 1865Historical Figure

German prince who became the first King of the Belgians (1790–1865)

Leopold I.

1640 – 1705Historical Figure

Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705), King of Hungary and Croatia and King of Bohemia (1640–1705)

Leopold von Ranke

1795 – 1886Historical Figure

German historian and founder of modern source-based history (1795-1886)

Leopold II.

1747 – 1792Historical Figure

Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792

Leopold III.

1901 – 1983Historical Figure

king of the Belgians from 1934 to 1951 (1901–1983)

Leopold Mozart

1719 – 1787Historical Figure

German composer (1719–1787)

Leopold Kronecker

1823 – 1891Historical Figure

German mathematician who worked on number theory and algebra (1823–1891)