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Answer 1

The name Leonard is a Jewish Name.

Here are some well known Jews you may have heard of with the name Leonard.

Leonard G. Horowitz the famous Aids doctor, Leonard Cohen the musician, The Russian Jew Leonard Nimoy of Star Trek, NBC President Leonard Grossman, The Black Rock star with a Jewish Father Leonard Kravitz, Banker Leonard Abess, Writer Leonard Wolf, The Famous Communist Leonard Zinberg the list goes on.

Side Note. Sometimes you may find a Catholic with the name Leonard, but they are of Jewish parents that pretended to convert after WW2 to hide their Jewish heritage

Answer 2

Leonard is not a particularly Jewish name. It is actually a Germanic name meaning "brave" (nard) "lion" (leo). The above answer lists some famous Jews with the name Leonard, but Leonard is in no way a traditional Jewish name.

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