Leandro

Leandro is a male first name.

Origin and Meaning

The name is of Greek origin. For the etymology see Leander. The surname is common in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries.

Variants

• Leander ( German )
• Léandre (French)
• Леандер ( Russian spelling )

Bearers of the name

First name

• Leandro Alberti (1479-1552), Italian Dominican and historian
• Leandro Augusto ( b. 1977 ), Brazilian- Mexican football player
• Leandro Bacuna (* 1991), Dutch footballer
• Leandro Barbosa ( b. 1982 ), Brazilian basketball player
• Leandro Bassano (1557-1622), Italian painter and one of the four sons of Jacopo Bassano
• Leandro Botasso ( born 1986 ), Argentine track and road cyclist
• Leandro Castellani ( born 1935 ), Italian documentary filmmaker and television director
• Leandro Cufré (born 1978 ), Argentine footballer
• Leandro Damiao (* 1989), Brazilian footballer
• Leandro de Oliveira ( b. 1982 ), Brazilian middle and long distance runners
• Leandro de Deus Santos ( born 1977 ), Brazilian footballer
• Leandro Faggin (1933-1970), Italian racing cyclist
• Leandro Fernández de Moratín (1760-1828), Spanish playwright
• Leandro Fernández ( b. 1983 ), Argentine footballer
• Leandro Firmino (born 1978 ), Brazilian actor
• Leandro Fonseca ( born 1975 ), Brazilian footballer
• Leandro Gallerano (1580-1632), Italian organist, conductor and composer
• Leandro Gómez (1811-1865), Uruguayan military and politicians
• Leandro Grech ( born 1980 ), Argentine footballer
• Leandro Grimi ( born 1985 ), Argentine footballer
• Leandro Guaita ( born 1985 ), Italian - Argentine football player
• Leandro Izaguirre (1867-1941), Mexican painter
• Leandro Lutz (* 1982 ), Brazilian biathlete and cross-country skiers
• Leandro Marconi (architect, 1763) ( 1763-1837 ), Italian architect and painter
• Leandro Marconi (architect, 1834) ( 1834-1919 ), Polish architect
• Leandro Mendoza (1946-2013), Filipino politician and General
• Leandro Messineo ( b. 1979 ), Argentine cyclist
• Leandro Moldes ( born 1986 ), Swiss singer
• Leandro Müller (born 1978 ), Brazilian writer
• Leandro Peñalver (* 1961), Cuban track and field athlete
• Leandro Ribela ( born 1980 ), Brazilian biathlete and cross-country skiers
• Leandro Rinaudo ( b. 1983 ), Italian footballer
• Leandro Romagnoli ( born 1981 ), Argentine footballer
• Leandro Salino do Carmo ( born 1985 ), Brazilian footballer
• Leandro Santos (born 1971 ), Brazilian badminton players
• Leandro de Deus Santos ( born 1977 ), Brazilian footballer
• Leandro Somoza ( born 1981 ), Argentine footballer

Between Name

• José Leandro Andrade (1901-1957), Uruguayan football player
• Victor Leandro Bagy ( b. 1983 ), Brazilian football goalkeeper
• Nei Leandro de Castro ( born 1940 ), Brazilian writer
• José Leandro Ferreira aka Leandro ( born 1959 ), Brazilian footballer

Family name

• Ilídio Leandro Pinto ( born 1950 ), Portuguese clergyman, Bishop of Viseu

Artist Name

• Leandro ( singer) ( Luís José Costa, 1961-1998 ), Brazilian singer