Leonidas

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  1. 1
    A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. 2
    King Leonidas I of Sparta; he was killed at the Battle of Thermopylae, 480BC.

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"I would like to tell you about my cat, Leonidas. We would simply call him The 'Nidas for short, and he was the best cat in the world. The one who loved me most of all. The closer I paid attention to The 'Nidas, the better I felt. Unfortunately, he ran away a year ago."

Etymology

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

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