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Leander.

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

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Meaning & usage

name/liˈændɚ/General-American/liːˈændə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The lover of Hero who swam every night across the Hellespont to meet her, and finally was drowned.

    Greek
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, also of a Spanish sixth century saint.

  3. A city in Williamson County, Texas.

Where this word comes from

From Latin Leander, from Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros), from λεώς (leṓs) (Attic form of λᾱός (lāós, “people”)) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) + -ος (-os).

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