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In all the world, Леандер (Leander , Леандер ) is quite a common primarily male, but scarcely girly first name. The given name Леандер is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Germany, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Belgium, and Austria. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in the United States, Germany, and Philippines. Likewise, Леандер is the last name as well as the forename.
Леандер is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Leander , the Greek mythological character, lover of Hero, Hero and Leander; Leander Sydnor , the character from The Wire and Leander , the operatic character in the opera Maskarade by Carl Nielsen; Jeronimus and Magdelone's son.