Lionel

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Gender Masculine

Usage French, English

Pronounced Pron. LYAW-NEHL(French)

LIE-ə-nəl(English)

LIE-nəl(English)

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Meaning & History

French diminutive of LÉON. A notable bearer is Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi (1987-).

Related Names

VariantLéonel(French)

Feminine FormsLéone, Léontine, Léonne(French) Leola, Leona, Leone(English)

Other Languages & CulturesLeon, Leontios, Leontius(Ancient Greek) Levon(Armenian) Leo, Leon(Croatian) Leoš(Czech) Leo(Danish) Leo, Leon(Dutch) Leo(Finnish) Levan(Georgian) Leo, Leon(German) Leone, Leonzio(Italian) Leo(Late Roman) Leonas(Lithuanian) Leo(Norwegian) Leon, Lew(Polish) Leonel(Portuguese) Leonti, Leontiy, Leonty, Lev(Russian) Leon(Slovene) León, Leoncio, Leonel(Spanish) Leo(Swedish)

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Animal Crossing characters, animals, athletes, Critical Role characters, DC Comics characters, felines, footballers, Legend of the Galactic Heroes characters, lions, singers, Will and Grace characters

Entry updated April 16, 2019