Leopold

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See also: Léopold

English

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Leopold II of Belgium.

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.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Leopold

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Used in the 19th century but rare today.
    Several kings of the Belgians were called Leopold.
  2. A place name:
    1. A suburb of Geelong, in the City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
    2. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Perry County, Indiana, United States.
    3. An unincorporated community in Bollinger County, Missouri, United States.
    4. An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States.

Translations

References

  1. ^ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)‎, volumes I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 3.25, page 79.

Czech

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Leopold m anim

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leopold

Declension

Further reading

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

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleː.oːˌpɔlt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Le‧o‧pold

Proper noun

Leopold m

  1. a male given name

Derived terms

German

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Etymology

From Old High German Luitbald.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Leopold

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leopold

Slovak

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leopold

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Leopold”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024