Is this a real name?

Im going to have to spell it phonetically as i heard the name on the radio and have no idea how its spelt. [name_m]Ive[/name_m] tried finding it on here with various spellings and it isnt on here so was wondering if its a real name. Its pronounced leo-need but some people were also saying it layo-need. The only name that came up on here was [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] which i also happen to really like. So do you think its a real name?

There is the name Leonid, which is a Russian version of Leonidas.

Hey, Could it be [name_m]Leonid[/name_m]? Its the russion and ukranian form of leonidas… :slight_smile:
PRONOUNCED: lye-ah-NEET (russian) [name_u]LEE[/name_u]-uh-nid (english)

It’s definitely [name_m]Leonid[/name_m] :slight_smile: Means “[name_m]Lion[/name_m]”. It’s a russian/ukrainian name.

Thanks for the replies. It was a french story/play on the radio so i wondered if it was some sort of french version of [name_m]Leonard[/name_m]

If it was [name_m]French[/name_m], it may have been Léonide, the [name_m]French[/name_m] form of [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m].

It’s Léonide in [name_m]French[/name_m].