Leopold

[ lee-uh-pohld ]

noun

1. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “people” and “bold.”

Example Sentences

The people of the Congo want redistributive justice and reparations, both for the wrongs suffered by their ancestors and the present consequences of Leopold’s legacy in their country.

From Washington Post

If you are in the United States, awaiting an asylum hearing, you are instead “here in an authorized period of stay,” Leopold said.

From Washington Post

I was so impressed with the practical route Leopold took in his career.

From Fortune

“All that they do is hire salespeople, make up a BS story, and boom, they look like a distillery,” Leopold says.

From The Daily Beast

In Warsaw, the jazz critic Leopold Tyrmand popularized the wearing of striped socks as well.

From The Daily Beast

It was established in 1886, when Leopold II of the Belgians gave the Royal Family racing pigeons (left).

From The Daily Beast

And so Sanford went to Washington, D.C., as a lobbyist for King Leopold II.

From The Daily Beast

Morgan issued a report on Leopold II and the Congo that was drafted with considerable input from Sanford.

From The Daily Beast

She died, with the sole exception of her husband, Prince Leopold, amid physicians and domestics.

From Project Gutenberg

Prince Leopold became, by the death of his wife, life-owner of the place, but its sad memories led him to leave it for ever.

From Project Gutenberg

He talked of fighting the emperor Leopold, like a knight seeking adventures.

From Project Gutenberg

It was from a last interview with Mrs. Fanshaw that Leopold Verrier had gone straight to his death.

From Project Gutenberg

Leopold would do nothing save in concert with the other great powers, and learnt that England would take no part in a congress.

From Project Gutenberg