leander
/liˈændɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The lover of Hero who swam every night across the Hellespont to meet her, and finally was drowned.
name
A male given name from Ancient Greek, also of a Spanish sixth century saint.
name
A city in Williamson County, Texas.
Example Sentences
Etymology
From Latin Leander, from Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros), from λεώς (leṓs) (Attic form of λᾱός (lāós, “people”)) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) + -ος (-os).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Leander, Λέανδρος
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /liˈændɚ/
- British English: /liːˈændə/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.