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Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. LYAW-NEHL(French) LIE-ə-nəl(English) LIE-nəl(English)

Meaning & History

French diminutive of Léon. It appears in Arthurian legend in the 13th-century Lancelot-Grail Cycle, belonging to a knight who was the brother of Sir Bors. A notable modern bearer is the Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi (1987-).