Greek Name Days

Male name

When is Leander’s name day?

Λέανδρος · Leandros

Main name day

27 February
Saint Leander, Bishop of Seville

The Greek name Λέανδρος (Leandros) is celebrated on 27 February.

Next name day

Saturday 27 February 2027

Saint Leander, Bishop of Seville

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Also celebrated

13 March
Saint Leander the Spaniard

The saint behind the name day

Saint Leander, Bishop of Seville6th centuryBishop of Seville (c. 534–600) from an aristocratic family, who helped bring the Visigoths of Spain from Arianism to the orthodox faith.Leander was born around 534 into an aristocratic Spanish family, brother of the future bishop and encyclopedist Isidore. He became a monk and in 579 bishop of Seville, where he founded a celebrated theological school.Read more

Variants and other forms

In Latin letters: Leandros
English equivalents: Leander, Leandro
In Greek: Λέανδρος