Leopold

See also: Léopold

English

Etymology

From Old French Leopold, from Old High German liut (people) + bald (bold). The first part is sometimes associated by folk etymology with Latin leo (lion), as in Leo and Leonard. More at lede, bold.

Proper noun

Leopold

  1. A male given name. Used in the 19th century but rare today.
  2. any of several Kings of the Belgians.

Translations


Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛopolt]

Proper noun

Leopold m

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Leopold

Further reading

  • Leopold in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Leopold in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

German

Proper noun

Leopold

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Leopold

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛɔpɔld/

Proper noun

Leopold m (genitive Leopolda, nominative plural Leopoldovia) declension pattern chlap

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Leopold

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Leopold in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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