Leonardus is a Latinized version of the Germanic masculine name Leonard. Leonardus has been a relatively common birth name in the Netherlands, though most people use(d) a short form in daily life, like Leen, Leendert, Lennaert, Lennard, Lennart, Lennert, Lennie, Leo, Leon, Leonard and Lon.
Latinized name
Birth name
- Leonardus Petrus "Leo" Beukeboom (1943âÂÂ2017), Dutch sign painter and lettering artist
- Leonardus L.J. "Leo" de Bever (1930âÂÂ2015), Dutch architect
- Leonardus Bramer (1596âÂÂ1674), Dutch painter
- (1942âÂÂ2008), Dutch bishop in Ethiopia
- Leonardus "Léon" Dolmans (born 1945), Belgian footballer
- Petrus Leonardus "Leo" Ehlen (1953âÂÂ2016), Dutch footballer
- Leonardus J.P.M. "Léon" Frissen (born 1950), Dutch Queen's Commissioner of Limburg
- Leonardus Eustachius "Leen" Jansen (1930âÂÂ2014), Dutch boxer
- Leonardus F.E. "Leon" Kantelberg (born 1978), Dutch footballer
- Leonardus Gerardus Kortenhorst (1886âÂÂ1963), Dutch President of the House of Representatives
- Leonardus van der Laan (1864âÂÂ1942), Dutch architect
- Leonardus Antonius Lightenvelt (1795âÂÂ1873), Dutch Minister of Justice and Foreign Affairs
- Jan Leonardus "Lennie" Louw (born 1959), South African-born Namibian cricketer
- Leonardus Benjamin Moerdani (1932âÂÂ2004), Indonesian general and Minister of Defense
- Leonardus Nardus (1868âÂÂ1955), Dutch fencer
- (1699âÂÂ1779), German-born Dutch librarian and university president
- Leonardus J.H. âÂÂLeoâ Passage (1936âÂÂ2011), Dutch-born American hairstylist, educator, innovator and philanthropist
- Leonardus P.P. "Lon" Pennock (1945âÂÂ2020), Dutch sculptor, monumental artist and photographer
- Leonardus Syttin (1892âÂÂ?), Lithuanian sport shooter
- Leonardus Cornelius van der Valck (1769âÂÂ1845), Dutch diplomat and mysterious count in Germany
- Leonardus Q.M. "Leo" van Vliet (born 1955), Dutch road racing cyclist
- (1762âÂÂ1809), Dutch politician of the Batavian Republic
See also