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Leander

//liːˈændɚ// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The lover of Hero who swam every night across the Hellespont to meet her, and finally was drowned. Greek

    "Leander, he would have lived many a fair year, though Hero had turned nun, if it had not been for a hot midsummer night."

  2. 2
    A male given name from Ancient Greek, also of a Spanish sixth century saint.
  3. 3
    A city in Williamson County, Texas.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros), from λέων (léōn, “lion”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

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