Comments for the name 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.

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

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

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

Leon means 'lion' in Spanish.

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.

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

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.

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

Leon is a great name.

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

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

A well-known and popular character in the Resident Evil franchise goes by this name: Leon S. Kennedy. He's highly skilled in multiple forms of combat and one of the main protagonists who fight against the Albert Wesker and the Umbrella Corp.

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.

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.

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

I love it. A short name, but so beautiful, much better than Leo, Leonard or Leonardo. I pronounce it LEH-ohn or LAY-ohn.

There is a rock band called Kings of Leon.

The English pronunciation is LEE-ahn or LEE-ən (not lee-AHN)

Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472) was an Italian architect, sculptor, painter and writer, the most important art theorist of the Renaissance.

I always think of lion from Wizard of Oz. Not a name I would pick for my own kid.

Leon is a strong name that manages to sound both ancient and modern. To me, it has a very different sound to, and a more masculine feel that, its cognate Leo, and I like the fact that it works across all European languages. Leon used to be a fairly unusual name but it is climbing in popularity. However popular it becomes, it will always be classic – a name suggesting a big heart, pride, loyalty and fighting spirit.

Leon Powalski is a member of Team Star Wolf in the Star Fox games.

Leon Ivey Jr., better know by his stage name, Coolio is a rapper most famous for his hit song Gangster's Paradise.

I like this name, but Leon in Spanish (pronounced lay-ohn) means lion. Which actually, isn't that bad ;)