name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈlaɪ.ən.hɑɹt/
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CMU ARPABET:L AY1 AH0 N HH AA2 R T
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1
name
Meaning 1
An epithet of Richard I of England.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A brave, heroic person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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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