Brave lion
A rare archaic variant of Leonardo, combining the Germanic elements for lion and hardy or brave. It was famously used in historical Italian records, most notably as the birth name of the polymath Leonardo da Vinci.
Less common today
Lionardo isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,126 in 2014.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Renaissance polymath and painter of the Mona Lisa
Italian scholar and founder of the Accademia della Crusca
