Where is Leander from?

My guess is...

Netherlands

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50%

Germany

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28%

Belgium

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16%

I'm 96% certain Leander is Male.

According to a dataset of 492, the average Leander is around 28 years old.


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Learn about the name Leander

Meaning of the name Leander

Latinized form of the Greek name Λέανδρος (Leandros), derived from λέων (leon) meaning "lion" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός ). In Greek legend Leander was the lover of Hero. Every night he swam across the Hellespont to meet her, but on one occasion he was drowned when a storm arose. When Hero saw his dead body she threw herself into the waters and perished.

Characteristics of the name Leander

OriginsGreek Mythology (Latinized)
Pronouncedlee-AN-dər(English)
GenderMasculine
Traitsnatural, complex, strong, refined, serious, mature, classic, formal, upper class, strange, nerdy, wholesome

How do we know this about Leander

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.