Definition of Leonard

1. Noun. United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925).

Exact synonyms: Dutch Leonard, Elmore John Leonard, Elmore Leonard
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

Definition of Leonard

1. Proper noun. (Germanic male given name). ¹

2. Proper noun. (surname from=given names dot=) derived from the given name. Also used as an anglicisation of the (etyl ga) (term Ó Leannáin lang=ga) (Lennon). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leonard

Leo Minor
Leo Szilard
Leo Tolstoy
Leo X
Leo the Great
Leo the Lion
Leodensian
Leodensians
Leodiensian
Leodiensians
Leomania
Leon
Leon Battista Alberti
Leon Trotsky
Leona
Leonard (current term)
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bloomfield
Leonard Constant Lambert
Leonard Marx
Leonardesque
Leonardo
Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo number
Leonberg
Leonese
Leonhard Euler
Leonian
Leonians
Leonid

Literary usage of Leonard

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1904)
"796, Chenoweth was sheriff of Randolph county, and Leonard was his deputy, and Chenoweth had a demand against Leonard for ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"He obtained his freedom the following year, and immediately wrote the pope a description of the sack of his diocese (" Leonard! ..."

3. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1900)
"Jonathan son of Samuel Leonard Jr. & Abigail his wife Tues. ... Capt Zephaniah Leonard & Hannah his wife — The 2d dau of that name Apl 13 d. ..."

4. Journal by Bond & Share Society, New Hampshire Dental Society, American Wine Society, Manning Valley Historical Society (1913)
"The Late Mr. John P. Leonard of Paris.—Until about the middle of 1911 there was nothing, save an old headstone erected to a relative of his, ..."

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