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leonidas

/liˈɔnɪdəz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
leonidas
IPA
/liˈɔnɪdəz/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

name

King Leonidas I of Sparta; he was killed at the Battle of Thermopylae, 480BC.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λεωνίδᾱς (Leōnídās, “son of Leon / lion”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Λεωνίδᾱς

Questions

How do you pronounce leonidas?
The recorded pronunciation is /liˈɔnɪdəz/.
What does leonidas mean?
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Where does leonidas come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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