Definition of: Leopold

(lē′ə·pōld, Ger. lā′ō·pōlt)
A masculine personal name. Also Fr. Lé·o·pold (lā·ô·pôld′), Ital., Sp. Le·o·pol·do (Ital. lā′ō·pōl′dō, Sp. -thō), Lat. Le·o·pol·dus (lē′ə·pōl′dəs). [<Gmc., bold for the people]
—Leopold I,
1640–1705, Holy Roman Emperor 1658–1705.
—Leopold I,
1790–1865, king of the Belgians 1831–65.
—Leopold II,
1747–92, Holy Roman Emperor 1790–92.
—Leopold II,
1835–1909, king of the Belgians, 1865–1909; exploiter of the Belgian Congo.
—Leopold III,
born 1901, king of the Belgians 1934–51; German prisoner of war 1944; exiled 1945.