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In all the world, Leander (Leander , 林德 , Леандер ) is a common principally male, but very infrequently female given name. The first name Leander is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Germany, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Belgium, and Austria. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in China, the United States, and Germany. Likewise, Leander is the last name as well as the forename.
Leander 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.