León

Gender Masculine
Usage Spanish
Pronounced Pron. /le.ˈon/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Spanish form of Leo and Leon. This is also the name of a city and province in Spain (see León), though the etymology is unrelated.

Related Names

Rootleo/leon
Other Languages & CulturesLeon, Leontios, Leontius(Ancient Greek) Leo, Levon(Armenian) Lionel(Arthurian Cycle) Leo, Leon(Croatian) Leoš(Czech) Leo(Danish) Leo, Leon, Lio(Dutch) Leo, Leon, Lionel(English) Leo(Estonian) Leo(Finnish) Léo, Léon, Léonce, Léonel, Lionel(French) Levan(Georgian) Leo, Leon, Lio(German) Leon(Greek) Leone, Leonzio(Italian) Leo(Late Roman) Leons(Latvian) Leontes(Literature) Leonas(Lithuanian) Leo(Norwegian) Leon, Lew(Polish) Leão, Leonel(Portuguese) Leonti, Leontiy, Leonty, Lev, Lyov(Russian) Leon(Slovene) Leo(Swedish) Leib(Yiddish)
Surname DescendantLeón(Spanish)
Same SpellingLéon
User SubmissionLéón

Popularity

Name Days

Spain: April 19
Spain: November 10

Categories

animals, Chocolatier characters, cities, courage, felines, harmonicists, lions, Quantico characters, Spanish cities, Spanish words, word names
Entry updated June 9, 2023