- Leander
- noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Leandros Date: 1513 a youth in Greek mythology who swims the Hellespont nightly to visit Hero and who ultimately drowns in one of the crossings
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Leander — from the Hero and Leander myth is a character from Greek myth, and has given his name to several individuals, at least one city and a number of warships and warship classes of the Royal Navy:PeopleWith the given name* Saint Leander, the 6th… … Wikipedia
Leander — bezeichnet: Leander (Vorname), männlicher Vorname Leander Klasse (1882), Klasse von britischen Kreuzern, gebaut ab 1880 Leander Klasse (1929), Klasse von britischen leichten Kreuzern, gebaut ab 1928 HMNZS Leander, Typschiff dieser Klasse Leander… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Leander — Éditeur Psygnosis Développeur Traveller s Tales Concepteur Jon Burton et Andy Ingram … Wikipédia en Français
Leander — Leander, TX U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 7596 Housing Units (2000): 2612 Land area (2000): 7.474945 sq. miles (19.360017 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 7.474945 sq. miles (19.360017 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Leander, TX — U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 7596 Housing Units (2000): 2612 Land area (2000): 7.474945 sq. miles (19.360017 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 7.474945 sq. miles (19.360017 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Leander — Leander, siehe Hero und Leander … Damen Conversations Lexikon
Leander — m Latin form of the Greek name Leandros, which is composed of the elements leön lion + anēr (genitive andros) man. In Greek legend, Leander is the name of a hero who swam across the Hellespont every night to visit his beloved, Hero, and back… … First names dictionary
Leander — Leander, 1) Geliebter der Hero, s.d. 1); daher Leanders Thurm, so v.w. Kiz Kullessi; 2) St. L., Sohn des Präfecten Severianus in Carthagena, Bruder des St. Isidor, war erst Mönch u. wurde um 578 Bischof von Sevilla; er bekehrte 578 den gothischen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Leander [1] — Leander (Leandros), s. Hero … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Leander [2] — Leander, Richard, Pseudonym, s. Volkmann … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Leander — Leander, Geliebter der Hero (s.d.) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
