Leander

American

[lee-an-der] / liˈæn dər /

noun

Classical Mythology.

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

Leander British

/ lɪˈændə /

noun

(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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Rudd was a coach at Plymouth Leander in 2010 when Lithuanian Rūta Meilutyte moved to the UK to be coached by him.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

The couple joined forces with another Youtuber, Dean Leander - AKA PokeDean - to open a physical business.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

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

She’s never shown interest in any of her comrades, and, other than Leander, none of us is stupid enough to try to start anything with her.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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