Comments for the name Leona

I think this is a pretty name - it's not totally weird but sounds slightly exotic. My friend has a sister named this, and I also have another friend who is called this, but she spells her name Leeona, which makes it a bit more unique, I guess!

Leo = lion; Leona in most texts means "brave" or "brave-hearted".

The beautiful songstress that won UK's 2006 singing competion known as The X Factor was named Leona Lewis. She was the first female singer to win.

In Germany, the name is sometimes pronounced LAY-o-nah, based on the correct German prounciation of the German name Leonie, LAY-o-nee. [noted -ed]

Well, this is my middle name; I've never been very fond of it. Everyone else seems to like it, but it reminds me of old people, perhaps because this name belonged to two of my great-grandmothers.

It's a lovely name, but I associate it with Leona Helmsley, who was basically famous for being rich and very mean to her servants and workers, and she had a very arrogant attitude towards people who weren't rich. She herself had basically become massively rich by marrying a billionaire.

Leona Stevenson is Barbara Stanwyck's character in the excellent movie "Sorry, Wrong Number", which was a huge hit in 1944.

Leona Aglukkaq, politician
Leona Brown, boxer
Leona Dalrymple, author
Leona Dombrowska, politician
Leona Florentino, poet
Leona Gom, novelist and poet
Leona Graham, DJ and voiceover artist
Leona Helmsley, hotel operator and real estate investor
Leona Hutton, silent film star
Leona Lewis, pop, R&B and soul singer-songwriter
Leona Machálková, pop singer
Leona Mitchell, soprano
Leona Naess, singer/songwriter
Leona Vicario, supporter of the Mexican War of Independence
Leona Woods, physicist
Leona Zawadzka, działaczka oświatowa (worker)
Leona Cavalli, artist

Leona and Elsa would be good names for twins born under the star sign Leo.

This name also exists in Spanish, Italian, Czech, and Polish, among other languages. I like this name very much.

I first heard this name when I was around nine, and I thought it was so cool. Now, though I do prefer the less conventional and common Leonie, I still love Leona. Leona has beauty, grace and charm, and I love how it means "lioness". It's gorgeous whether you pronounce it lee-O-na or LE-o-na or le-O-na, though I slightly prefer the first pronunciation, as I like names that have a "ee" and stressed "o" sound - Leona, Iona, Fiona, Ilona. It reminds me of a young woman who's intelligent and independent; a lioness.

Also used in Croatia.

This is such a pretty name. I like the sound of it, and it reminds me of the classy and beautiful Leona Lewis.