Leonidas
ΛΕΩΝΙΔΑΣ
Leonidas, in English
Kept on 15 April.
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Leonidas keeps 15 April.
Λεωνίδας is built on λέων (“lion”) with a patronymic ending — “son of the lion.”
“Son of the lion.”
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ΛΕΩΝΙΔΑΣ
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ΛΕΩΝΙΔΑΣ
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