Leopold
LEE-oh-pold
Germanic
Boy
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Bold people; Brave of the nation
- Origin
- Germanic
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Leopold does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Bold people; Brave of the nation", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Leopold.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- 1910s (0.007% of births), currently steady
- Spiritual meaning
- Leopold is bold from being with Jesus — unlearned yet marveled at, righteous as a lion, the brave soul whose courage astonishes because of its divine source.
- Verses on this meaning
- Acts 4:13
"Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus."
- Proverbs 28:1
"The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion."
- Acts 4:13