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lionheart

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈlaɪ.ən.hɑɹt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: L AY1 AH0 N HH AA2 R T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

An epithet of Richard I of England.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A brave, heroic person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English calques of Cœur de Lion (“[with the] Heart of a Lion”).

From lion + heart, perhaps from Richard the Lionheart.

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Leeuehart — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Arabic: قَلْب اَلأَسَد (qalb al-ʔasad) — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Aragonese: Corazón de Lión — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Armenian: Առյուծասիրտ (Aṙyucasirt) — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Asturian: Corazón de Llión — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Azerbaijani: Şirürəkli — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Basque: Lehoibihotza — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Bengali: শের-ই-দিল (śer-i-dil) — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Breton: Kalon Leon — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Catalan: Cor de Lleó — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Czech: Lví Srdce — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Danish: Løvehjerte — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Dutch: Leeuwenhart — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Esperanto: Leonkoro — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Estonian: Lõvisüda — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Finnish: Leijonamieli — epithet of Richard I of England
  • French: Cœur de Lion — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Galician: Corazón de León — epithet of Richard I of England
  • German: Löwenherz — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Greek: Λεοντόκαρδος (Leontókardos) — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Hungarian: Oroszlánszívű — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Icelandic: Ljónshjarta — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Irish: Leonchroí — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Italian: Cuor di Leone — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Japanese: 獅子心王 (shishishin'ō) — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Korean: 사자심왕 (sajasimwang) — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Northern Kurdish: Şêrdilî — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Latin: Cor Leonis — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Latvian: Lauvassirds — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Lithuanian: Liūtaširdis — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Luxembourgish: Léiwenhäerz — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Occitan: Còr de Leon — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Polish: Lwie Serce — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Portuguese: Coração de Leão — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Romanian: Inimă de Leu — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Russian: Льви́ное Се́рдце (Lʹvínoje Sérdce) — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Scots: Lionhert — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Spanish: Corazón de León — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Swedish: Lejonhjärta — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Turkish: Aslan Yürekli — epithet of Richard I of England
  • Welsh: Lewgalon — epithet of Richard I of England