The first name Léopold

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About the first name Léopold

Meaning

The name Léopold traditionally means “bold people” or “brave among the people”.

Historical origin

The name Léopold comes from Germanic Liutbald, formed from liut “people” and bald “bold”.

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Léopold was borne by many royal or aristocratic families in Europe, which helped spread it through the French-speaking world.

Pronunciation:léo-poldleo.pold

Frequency of the first name Léopold by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Léopold by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

1,708total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name LéopoldLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Léopold in baptisms by year.50037525012501750179818461894194219901750–1754 4 baptisms1805–1809 4 baptisms1810–1814 8 baptisms1830–1834 20 baptisms1835–1839 24 baptisms1840–1844 12 baptisms1845–1849 60 baptisms1850–1854 44 baptisms1855–1859 20 baptisms1860–1864 32 baptisms1865–1869 40 baptisms1870–1874 28 baptisms1875–1879 48 baptisms1880–1884 20 baptisms1885–1889 80 baptisms1890–1894 96 baptisms1895–1899 120 baptisms1900–1904 120 baptisms1905–1909 136 baptisms1910–1914 216 baptisms1915–1919 168 baptisms1920–1924 136 baptisms1925–1929 84 baptisms1930–1934 32 baptisms1935–1939 48 baptisms1940–1944 32 baptisms1945–1949 20 baptisms1950–1954 20 baptisms1955–1959 24 baptisms1965–1969 8 baptisms1990–1994 4 baptisms

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