Leonardo

Definition: Leonardo

Leonardo

Noun

1. Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519).

"Leonardo" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a brave lion".

Date "Leonardo" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Synonym: Leonardo

Synonym: da Vinci (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Leonardo

English words defined with "Leonardo": Leonardesque, Leonardo da Vinci, Lorenzo de Medici, Lorenzo the Magnificent ♦ model ♦ pose, posture ♦ sit. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Leonardo": Phillis ♦ VINCI. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	In Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. (The Third Man; writing credit: Graham Greene; Alexander Korda) Mmm, Leonardo I suppose. (Notting Hill; writing credit: Richard Curtis) I'm Leonardo. (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze; writing credit: Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird) Yeah, well, just ask Leonardo DiCaprio. (Farscape; writing credit: Olivier Cauvin) What kind of dumb bitch lets Leonardo DiCaprio drown? (The Bachelor; writing credit: Roi Cooper Megrue; Jean C. Havez)
Lyrics	Not because I hang with Leonardo ("Hey Leonardo (She likes me for me)"; performing artist: Blessid Union Of Souls)
Movie/TV Titles	Leonardo (2003) La Vita di Leonardo Da Vinci (1972) King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (1960) Leonardo da Vinci (1952)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Leonardo Da Vinci (Penguin Lives) (reference) Leonardo Da Vinci: The Complete Paintings (reference) Leonardo Drawings: 60 Works (reference) The Genius of Leonardo (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	History Makers: Leonardo Da Vinci - Renaissance Man to the World (reference) Biography - Leonardo Da Vinci (reference) Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (reference) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles out of This World: Unidentified Flying Leonardo (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Leonardo - The Absolute Man [SOUNDTRACK] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods	Leonardo Jazz Martini Glasses (Set of 4) (reference) Leonardo Swing Tumblers (Set of 6) (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	[Prof. Leonardo Bianchi].Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Santa Maria delle Grazie. Refectory containing picture of Last supper by Leonardo da Vinci.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Leonardo da Vinci pitt. scul. e archi. Fiorentino / L. da Vinci pinsit ; C. Colombini sc.Credit: Library of Congress.		Mona Lisa painting a portrait of Leonardo da Vinci.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Exhibition & sale : original hand signed drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, Jan. 4 thru Feb. 17, Woolworth's basement.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Leonardo Da Vinci	Our life is made by the death of others.
	Intellectual passion drives out sensuality.
	Time stays long enough for those who use it.
	God sells us all things at the price of labor.
	Just as courage imperils life; fear protects it.
	The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
	All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.
	Lying on a feather mattress or quilt will not bring you renown.
	Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Leonardo da Vinci and his contemporaries came to believe that the brain was the central organ responsible for sensation. (references)
Civil Liberties	Afghanistan	In January the Taliban reportedly arrested 28 barbers in Kabul for giving customers a haircut styled after that of actor Leonardo DiCaprio in the film "Titanic." In March religious police reportedly ordered all students across the country to wear turbans in class. (references)
Economic History	Honduras	The Liberal Party claimed victory when its presidential candidates, who received 42% of the vote, collectively outpolled the National Party candidate, Rafael Leonardo Callejas. (references)
	Italy	Near term investments are still being made by both the private and the public sector for airport expansion (i.e. traffic control systems at the Milan International Airport "Malpensa 2000"), for upgrading of existing infrastructures (i.e. Bari Palese airport, Rome Leonardo da Vinci airport), and purchase of ground support equipment and systems. (references)
Human Rights	Brazil	Three of the suspects were accused of the April 23 murder of 21-year-old Leonardo Marinho, son of another fireman. (references)
	Dominican Republic	An instruction judge sent former Secretary of the Armed Forces Constantino Matos Villanueva to a criminal court in the case of Narciso Gonzalez, a university professor and critic of the Balaguer Government who disappeared in May 1994. The judge excluded two others, General Leonardo A. de Jesus Reyes Bencosme and Air Force Colonel Manuel Concepcion Perez Volquez, from the case, although in October the victim's family appealed this decision. (references)
Indigenous People	Angola	Associacion Leonardo Sikufinde-Shalom Angola (ALASSA), a Catholic organization that advocates for indigenous people's rights, criticized the Government for providing plots that were too small and for failing to include persons most affected in government planning; the case continued at year's end. (references)
Political Economy	Sudan	In September 1998, the U.N. named a new Special Rapporteur on Sudan, Leonardo Franco. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Leonardo" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Leonardo" is used about 207 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	207	21,147

The following table summarizes the usage of "Leonardo" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Leonardo	First name Male	15,000	552
Leonardo	Last name	2,000	7,320
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

"Leonardo" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a brave lion".

The following table summarizes names related to "Leonardo."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Len	Male	English	Leonard
Lenard	Male	English	Leonard
Lennard	Male	English	Leonard
Lennie	Male	English	Leonard
Lenny	Male	English	Leonard
Leonard	Male	English	N/A
Léonard	Male	French	Leonard
Leonhard	Male	German	Leonard
Leonardo	Male	Italian	Leonard
Leonardo	Male	Portuguese	Leonard
Lennart	Male	Scandinavian	Leonard
Leonardo	Male	Spanish	Leonard
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

1. Leonardo, NJ (CDP, FIPS 39990)
Location: 40.41920 N, 74.06064 W
Population (1990): 3788 (1007 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 07737
Country: USA

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Expression: Leonardo

Expression using "Leonardo": Leonardo da Vinci. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "Leonardo": Leonardo-de.
	Ending with "Leonardo": post-leonardo.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Leonardo

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
leonardo da vinci	4,141	the last supper by leonardo da vinci	41
leonardo dicaprio	2,166	fibonacci leonardo	36
leonardo	365	leonardo dicaprio pic	32
leonardo da vinci biography	188	biografia da de leonardo vinci	31
leonardo da vinci last supper	182	e leandro leonardo	28
leonardo dicaprio picture	105	leonardo da vinci notebook	27
leonardo da vinci picture	104	leonardo last supper	27
leonardo dicaprio nude	99	leonardo nierman	25
leonardo da vinci painting	96	leonardo sbaraglia	24
leonardo favio	85	leonardo da vinchi	23
leonardo decaprio	80	dicaprio.com leonardo	23
leonardo di vinci	60	biografia da leonardo vinci	23
leonardo da vinci mona lisa	59	leonardo dicaprio photo	22
leonardo nj	55	leonardo vinci	21
naked leonardo dicaprio	51	de dicaprio fotos leonardo	21
leonardo da vinci drawing	50	leonardo da vinci art	21
leonardo boff	43	information about leonardo da vinci	19
leonardo da vincis last supper	43	life of leonardo da vinci	19
leonardo da vinci invention	42	leonardo da vinci airport	18
leonardo divinci	42	leonardo naked	18
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Leonardo

Language		Translations for "Leonardo"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		Handlingsprogram for gennemførelse af en erhvervsuddannelsespolitik i Det Europæiske Fællesskab (Action programme for the implementation of a European Community vocational training policy, LEONARDO DA VINCI(1995-1999)), Anden fase af Fællesskabets handlingsprogram for erhvervsuddannelse Leonardo da Vinci (LEONARDO DA VINCI II, Second phase of the Community vocational training action programme Leonardo da Vinci). (various references)

Dutch		Tweede fase van het communautaire actieprogramma inzake beroepsopleiding Leonardo da Vinci (LEONARDO DA VINCI II, Second phase of the Community vocational training action programme Leonardo da Vinci), Actieprogramma voor de ontwikkeling van een beleid van de Europese Gemeenschap inzake beroepsopleiding (Action programme for the implementation of a European Community vocational training policy, LEONARDO DA VINCI(1995-1999)). (various references)

Finnish		Yhteisön ammatillista koulutusta koskeva Leonardo da Vinci -toimintaohjelma (LEONARDO DA VINCI II, Second phase of the Community vocational training action programme "Leonardo da Vinci"). (various references)

French		Programme d'action pour la mise en oeuvre d'une politique de formation professionnelle de la Communauté européenne (LEONARDO DA VINCI(1995-1999)), Deuxième phase du programme d'action communautaire en matière de formation professionnelle "Leonardo da Vinci". (various references)

German		Zweite Phase des gemeinschaftlichen Aktionsprogramms in der Berufsbildung "Leonardo da Vinci", Aktionsprogramm zur Durchführung einer Berufsbildungspolitik der Europäischen Gemeinschaft (Action programme for the implementation of a European Community vocational training policy, LEONARDO DA VINCI(1995-1999)). (various references)

Greek		�"εύτερο στάδιο του κοινοτικού προγράμματος δράσης στον τομέα της επαγγελματικής κατάρτισης "Leonardo da Vinci", � ρόγραμμα δράσης σχετικά με την εφαρμογή μιας πολιτικής της Ευρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας για την επαγγελματική κατάρτιση (Action programme for the implementation of a European Community vocational training policy, LEONARDO DA VINCI(1995-1999)). (various references)

Italian		Seconda fase del programma d'azione comunitaria in materia di formazione professionale "Leonardo da Vinci", Programma d'azione per l'attuazione di una politica di formazione professionale della Comunit� europea (Action programme for the implementation of a European Community vocational training policy, LEONARDO DA VINCI(1995-1999)). (various references)

Pig Latin		eonardolay

Portuguese		Segunda fase do programa comunitário de acção em matéria de formação profissional "Leonardo da Vinci", Programa de acção para a execução de uma política de formação profissional da Comunidade Europeia (Action programme for the implementation of a European Community vocational training policy, LEONARDO DA VINCI(1995-1999)). (various references)

Russian		леонардо. (various references)

Spanish		Segunda fase del programa de acción comunitario en materia de formación profesional " Leonardo da Vinci", Programa de acción para la aplicación de una política de formación profesional de la Comunidad Europea (Action programme for the implementation of a European Community vocational training policy, LEONARDO DA VINCI(1995-1999)). (various references)

Swedish		Andra etappen av gemenskapens åtgärdsprogram för yrkesutbildning Leonardo da Vinci (LEONARDO DA VINCI II, Second phase of the Community vocational training action programme "Leonardo da Vinci"). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Leonardo

Misspellings
	"Leonardo" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Leonardoxa, Leonardus, Leonidik, Lunardi. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Leonardo

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-d-e-l-n-o-o-r"
	-1 letter: ladrone, lardoon.
	-2 letters: darnel, ladron, lander, lardon, loader, loaned, loaner, noodle, ordeal, reload, reloan, roadeo, rondel.
	-3 letters: adore, adorn, alder, alone, anode, anole, denar, dolor, donor, drone, drool, eland, enrol, laden, lader, learn, loden, loner, looed, loran, naled, nerol, nodal, oared, odeon, olden, older, oread, radon, redan, redon, renal, rodeo, rondo.
	-4 letters: aeon, aero.
	Words containing the letters "a-d-e-l-n-o-o-r"
	+2 letters: coromandel, woodlander.
	+3 letters: aldosterone, coromandels, defloration, overloading, periodontal, scolopendra, woodlanders.
	+4 letters: aldosterones, coordinately, cotyledonary, deflorations, dishonorable, dorsoventral, endochondral, furazolidone, noneditorial, nonlandowner, nonsteroidal, scolopendras.
	+5 letters: aldosteronism, conglomerated, deformational, dendrological, devolutionary, foolhardiness, furazolidones, metronidazole, nonlandowners, periodontally, reconsolidate, waterflooding.
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