Leander

American  

[lee-an-der] / liˈæn dər /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a Greek youth, the lover of Hero, who swam the Hellespont every night to visit her until he was drowned in a storm.

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Leander British  

/ lɪˈændə /

noun

1. (in Greek legend) a youth of Abydos, who drowned in the Hellespont in a storm on one of his nightly visits to Hero, his beloved See also Hero

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Leander

While he doesn't rate himself on a scale of one to 10 like Marvin, Leander feels happy with how he looks now, "80% of the time".

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026

But as Marvin, Leander and Tom's experiences show, a man's motivation for looksmaxxing can be as much about how he sees himself as about how others see him.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026

The two drivers involved in the car chase were Tung Ming of Rancho Palos Verdes and Darryl Leander Hicks of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

“The Confessions,” which is performed in English, is even more personal: In the final few scenes, Lilit Lesser plays a younger version of Zeldin, named Leander here.

From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2023

Nehemiah Trot said, “Ah, list to me, young Leander, young Hero, young Alexander. If you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you will have gained.”

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman