| Group info: | | Meaning/translation: | the lion |
| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Info about origin, male: | derives from a late Latin cognomen |
| | also a short form of the names Leonhard and Leopold |
| | until now there were 13 popes with this name |
| Words: | leo = the lion Latin |
| Topics: | Popes, Roman nickname |
| Variants' top ranks: | 1:Leo Zurich 2023, 1:Léon Germany 2001, 1:Leon Germany 2006, 1:Léo France 2020, 1:Leonie Austria First 2008, 5:Lio Switzerland/German 2023, 9:Leonas Lithuania 2023, 13:Lone Denmark 2015, 14:León Buenos Aires 2020, 15:Lionel Switzerland/German 2010 |
| Somehow related to: | Leonhard, Leopold |
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| Name variants: All variants, grouped by language of use | | Language | Female Variants | Male Variants |
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| German | Leona, Leoni, Leonie, Lona, Lone | Leo, Leon, Lio |
| Spanish | | León |
| Italian | Leonita | Leone, Leonello |
| Dutch | Leonique | |
| French | Léane, Léoni, Léonie | Léo, Léon, Léonce, Lionel |
| English | Leola, Leona | Leo, Leon, Leonel, Lion, Lionel |
| Russian | | Lev, Lew |
| Lithuanian | | Leonas |
| Armenian | | Levon |
| Icelandic | | Leó |
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| Name variants: 11 female and 17 male name variants, sorted by name and gender |
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