Comments for LEON:

The fifth or so king before Leonidas of Sparta was named Leon. That name is the source of the name Leon, Léon, Leo, León, Leonard, Leonidas, Leonid, Leonti and all of their feminine variants and is indeed the source of the name of the provinces in Spain and Mexico, as the Greeks explored and built temples in Spain long before the Romans got there.

-- pirgosleonidas  4/21/2005

Bix Beiderbecke (March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) was a notable jazz cornet player. His real name was Leon Bix Beiderbecke.

-- Anonymous User  12/20/2005

German pronunciation: LAY-on.
Quite popular in Germany.

-- JHK  9/3/2006

Listen to the German pronunciation of Leon here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html

-- _satu_  10/24/2006

Leon means 'lion' in Spanish.

-- idog  11/28/2006

Leon is the name of a mage on StarOcean the Second Story. I like the name so much I'm using it as the name for the main character of a book I'm writing and hoping to get published.

-- Saru  2/22/2007

Also a masculine name in Slovenia. [noted -ed]

-- earthnut  7/3/2007

Although it is currently enjoying steady popularity in Scandinavia and in the British Isles, it is actually more popular in Germany than any of those other areas. In the United States, however, it is considered to be in the same category as Elmer, Mortimer, Lester, Irving, and Wilbur in terms of being much less common today than it was a century ago.

-- freeserve.co.uk  10/31/2007

Squall Leonhart, a Final Fantasy character, takes this name this name in the game Kingdom Hearts.

-- Wilted  12/8/2007

Leon is a great name.

-- lani  2/3/2008

Singer Joseph Kelly and Tanja Niethen have a son Leon Kelly, born on 20th January 2004 in Cologne, Germany.

-- Emilie007  7/4/2008

Leon Kennedy from Resident Evil 2 and 4 is a famous bearer.

-- Rachelgirl1989  10/21/2008

Leon is one of the modern names in Germany that I find do unnervingly ungraceful and uninspired, but I've found out that this impression only refers to the German pronunciation of Leon and that in fact, I love the spelling of it. Since I know how Leon is pronounced in England etc. I love the English version. It's somehow gracious and strong at the same time. Very 19th century, in my opinion.

-- LoQuiero  12/21/2008

I like this name. It sounds more complete than Leo, and is a nice old-fashioned choice without looking too dated. However, I hate how this website calls it a Jewish name, because it is not.

-- bananarama  7/5/2009

Also a popular boys name in Croatia. [noted -ed]

-- goricar  11/13/2009

Comments for LÉON:

Léon (aka The Cleaner, aka The Professional) is a 1994 film written and directed by French director Luc Besson, starring Jean Reno and Gary Oldman, as well as Natalie Portman in her first starring role.

-- Anonymous User  12/20/2005

Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt's son's middle name is Léon.

-- emmiix3  1/25/2009

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