Leonardo (given name)

Leonardo
	Leonardo da Vinci
Pronunciation	Italian: [leoˈnardo]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Meaning	strong as a lion

Last updated September 22, 2025

Leonardo is a masculine given name, the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese equivalent of the English, German, and Dutch name, Leonard.^[1]

Artists

Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), Italian Renaissance scientist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, and painter
Leonardo Schulz Cardoso, Brazilian singer
Emival Eterno da Costa (born 1963), Brazilian singer known as Leonardo
Leonardo de Mango (1843–1930), Italian-born Turkish painter
Leonardo DiCaprio (born 1974), American actor
Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 1965), Italian actor and director

Athletes

Leonardo Araújo (born 1969), usually known as Leonardo, Brazilian World Cup-winning footballer, and former sporting director of Paris Saint Germain
Leonardo Campana (born 2000), Ecuadorian footballer
Leonardo Fioravanti (born 1997), Italian surfer
Leonardo Balerdi (born 1999), Argentine footballer
Leonardo Lourenço Bastos (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
Leonardo Bittencourt, German footballer
Leonardo Bonucci (born 1987), Italian footballer
Leonardo Candi (born 1997), Italian basketball player
Leonardo Cardona (born 1971), Colombian road cyclist
Leonardo Emilio Comici (1901–1940), Italian mountain climber
Leonardo David (1960–1985), Italian alpine skier
Leonardo André Pimenta Faria (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Leonardo de Jesus Geraldo (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
Leonardo Gonçalves (born 1996), Brazilian judoka
Leonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda (born 1988), also known as Léo, Brazilian football defender
Leonardo Lopes (born 1998), Portuguese footballer
Leonardo Meindl (born 1993), Brazilian basketball forward
Leonardo José Aparecido Moura (born 1986), Brazilian footballer of Shakhtar Donetsk
Leonardo Narváez (born 1980), Colombian track cyclist
Leonardo Rodriguez Pereira (born 1986), Brazilian footballer of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Leonardo Santiago (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
Leonardo Ferreira da Silva (born 1980), Brazilian footballer of Chiangrai United
Leonardo dos Santos Silva (born 1976), Brazilian footballer of FC Dordrecht (also known as Leonardo II)
José Leonardo Ribeiro da Silva (born 1988), usually known as Leonardo, Brazilian footballer
Leonardo Sottani, Italian water polo player
Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza (born 1997), Brazilian footballer
Leonardo Spinazzola (born 1993), Italian footballer
Leonardo Suárez (born 1996), Argentine footballer
Leonardo Ulloa (born 1986), Argentine footballer
Leonardo Zappavigna, Australian boxer

Other

Leonardo Aguilar (born 1999), Mexican singer
Leonardo Bruni (c. 1370–1444), humanist, historian and chancellor of Florence
Leonardo Farkas (born 1967), Chilean businessman
Leonardo Fibonacci (c. 1170 – c. 1250), Italian mathematician
Leonardo León (born 1952), Chilean historian
Leonardo López Luján (born 1964), Mexican archaeologist
Leonardo López Pérez (born 2001), Mexican professional gamer, better known as MkLeo
Leonardo Torres Quevedo (1852–1936), Spanish civil engineer, mathematician and inventor

Fictional characters

Leonardo, the leader of the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Leonardo Acropolis, painter on the BBC sitcom Blackadder
Leonardo Leonardo, on the short-lived animated series, Clerks: The Animated Series
Leonardo Vetra, in Dan Brown's novel Angels and Demons
Leonardo Watch, in the manga series Blood Blockade Battlefront

References

↑ Albaigès, Josep M.; Olivart, J.M.A. (1993). Diccionario de nombres de personas (in Spanish). Universitat de Barcelona. p. 157. ISBN 978-84-475-0264-6 . Retrieved 15 September 2018.

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[Albaigès_Olivart_1993-1] Albaigès, Josep M.; Olivart, J.M.A. (1993). Diccionario de nombres de personas (in Spanish). Universitat de Barcelona. p. 157. ISBN 978-84-475-0264-6 . Retrieved 15 September 2018.

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