Where does “Леони́д” come from?

Леони́д (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek Λεωνίδας, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

Ancestry of “Леони́д”, step by step

Леони́д traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Λεωνίδας

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	Λεωνίδας	—
2	Ancient Greek	Λέων	lion
3	Ancient Greek	λέων	lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage

via Ancient Greek Λεωνίδης

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	Λεωνίδης	Attic and Ionic form of Λεωνῐ́δᾱς

Words derived from “Леони́д”

Leonid
Leonids
leonids
leonid

Every word from Ancient Greek λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek Λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek Λεωνίδας →