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Origin of the name LEDA.
Etymology of the name LEDA.
Meaning of the baby name LEDA.

  

LEDA (Λήδα).  Greek name meaning "darkness."  In mythology, the mother of the Dioscuri.  A satellite of Jupiter was given this name.  Usage: America, Greece, Italy.

    Castor and Pollux were reputed sons of Zeus, or, some say, of Tyndareus, by Leda, and assisted in the Argonautic voyage... 
    Dr. Anthon thinks the origin of these names is realistic.  Leda means darkness... (Legends and Superstitions of the Sea and of Sailors in All Lands, &c., Bassett, 1885).

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