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Boy name origins & meanings
- Old German : Bold leader
How Popular Is The Name Leopold
Family name origins & meanings
- French (Léopold), German, and Dutch : from a Germanic personal name, Luitpold, composed of the elements liut ‘people’ + bald ‘bold’, ‘brave’. The form of the first element has been influenced by Leonard. The surname is also borne by Ashkenazic Jews, in which case it is an adoption of the German forename as a surname.