The proud and noble Irish surname of Leonard is first found in County Galway along the western coast of Ireland, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Deriving from the Gaelic language, it carries the meaning of either "cloak" or "paramour".
Family motto: "Of an ancient Irish stock!"
Its origins are in Germany. The Leonard surname originate from the Old High German Leonhard containing the prefix levon ("lion") and the suffix hardu ("brave" or "hardy")Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic O'Leannain, consisting of the prefix O ("descendant of") and the suffix Leannan("lover"). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany.
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"Leonard" first emerged from the Gaelic surname "O Leannain". There are those who firmly believe that the "Leonard" surname originated in Gascogne, France, deriving from the French masculine given name "Leonard", meaning "lion-bold", indicating that the bearer was thought to be as bold as a lion.
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