leonard
レナード
解説 Definition
英語圏で使われる男性の名前。
Leonard is a traditional masculine given name used in English and several related European naming traditions. It identifies a male person, as in Leonard Cohen, and is normally written with an initial capital letter.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
男性名なので通常は Leonard と大文字で始めます。英語では多くの場合 /ˈlɛnərd/ で、綴りの leo をそのまま「レオ」と読まない点に注意しましょう。古い名の要素「ライオン」と「強い・勇敢な」の組み合わせとして伝わり、Leonard Cohen のような著名人と結び付けると定着します。
Remember Leonard as a masculine personal name, normally pronounced /ˈlɛnərd/ in English; do not simply pronounce its opening letters as the separate name Leo. The traditional interpretation combines an old element associated with a lion and a Germanic element meaning strong or brave. Leonard Cohen gives you a familiar full-name pattern. Also connect Leonard with the shorter name Leo, while remembering that the two are distinct names and do not have identical English pronunciation.
例文
Leonard Cohen was a legendary Canadian singer and songwriter.
レナード・コーエンはカナダの伝説的な歌手兼ソングライターでした。
Leonard spent the afternoon reading in the garden.
レナードは午後を庭で読書をして過ごしました。
My neighbor Leonard is an excellent carpenter.
隣人のレナードは優秀な大工です。
leonard の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古高ドイツ語の Leonhard に由来し、leo（ラテン語「ライオン」）+ hard（古ゲルマン語「強い、勇敢な」）の合成語。「ライオンのように勇敢な者」が原義。関連語: lion, hardy。
Leonard comes through Old French from the Germanic personal name Leonhard. The name is traditionally analyzed as a combination of an element meaning “lion” and the Germanic element hard, meaning “hard,” “strong,” or “brave.” It was used widely in medieval Europe and developed corresponding forms in several languages. English Leonard preserves that inherited spelling, although its usual modern pronunciation reduces the middle and final syllables considerably.
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