Lion-man
Derived from the Greek elements 'leon' meaning lion and 'aner' meaning man. In Greek mythology, Leandros (Leander) was the youth who swam across the Hellespont every night to visit his beloved Hero.
Less common today
Leandros isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,152 in 2024.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The tragic lover of Hero in the Greek myth of Hero and Leander · Greek Mythology
6th-century Bishop of Seville who converted the Visigothic kings to Catholicism
