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Leopold
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Léopold
English
thumb|180px|Leopold II of Belgium.
Etymology
en ine-pro *h₁lewdʰ-
From en fro Leopold, from en goh liut people + goh bald bold. The first part is sometimes associated by folk etymology with la leo lion, as in en Leo and en Leonard. More at en lede, en bold.
Pronunciation
en /ˈliːəpəʊld/ RP
en /ˈliːəpoʊld/ GA
en /ˈlɛpəld/<q:obsolete><ref:I 3.25 79>
Proper noun
en male Germanic languages. Used in the 19th century but rare today.
en Several kings of the Belgians were called Leopold.
A place name:
en suburb city/Geelong in the city:Pref/Greater Geelong s/Victoria c/Australia.
en twp/and/ucomm therein, in co/Perry County s/Indiana c/USA.
en ucomm co/Bollinger County s/Missouri c/USA.
en ucomm co/Doddridge County s/West Virginia c/USA.
Derived terms
en Lake Leopold II Leopoldian
Translations
male given name
Armenian: hy Լեոպոլդ
Catalan: ca Leopold
Czech: cs Leopold
Dutch: nl Leopold
Esperanto: eo Leopoldo
French: fr Léopold
Galician: gl Leopoldo
German: de Leopold
Bavarian: bar Leopoid
Greek: el Λεοπόλδος
Hungarian: hu Lipót
Italian: it Leopoldo
Latin: la Leopoldus
Polish: pl Leopold
Portuguese: pt Leopoldo m
Russian: ru Леопольд
Slovak: sk Leopold m
Spanish: es Leopoldo
Walloon: wa Yopôl
References
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-an
cs male Leopold
Declension
m.an
Further reading
Dutch
Etymology
nl
Pronunciation
nl /ˈleː.oːˌpɔlt/
nl Nl-Leopold.ogg
nl Le o pold
Proper noun
m
nl male
Derived terms
nl Leopoldstad
German
de:
Etymology
de :inh goh:Luitbald
From de goh Luitbald.
Pronunciation
de /ˈleːopɔlt/
de De-Leopold.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de male Old High German Leopold
Slovak
Pronunciation
sk /ˈlɛɔpɔld/
Proper noun
m-pr
sk male Leopold
Declension
m-pr name
Derived terms
sk Leo Leoš Poldo Leopoldko
Further reading