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Leon (Ancient Greek: λέων, romanized: léon; leōn) is a first name of Greek origin, meaning "lion". It gave rise to similar names in other languages, including the Latin Leo, French Lyon or Léon, Irish Leon, Spanish León, Levon Լեվոն Armenian or Georgian Levan / ლევან. In Greek mythology, Leon was a giant killed by Heracles.
Aegean – Aegeus, of Greek mythology (as in Aegean Sea) Aeolian – Aeolus, of Greek mythology (as in Aeolian Islands); also Eolian (as in Eolian processes) Aeschylean – Aeschylus (as in Aeschylean silence) Aesopian – Aesop the Ancient Greek fabulist. (Also, conveying an innocent meaning to an outsider but a hidden meaning to a member of a ...
Lev Lvovich Sedov (Russian: Лев Львович Седов, also known as Leon Sedov; 24 February 1906 – 16 February 1938) was the first son of Soviet communist leader Leon Trotsky and his second wife, Natalia Sedova. He was born when his father was in prison facing life imprisonment for participating in the Revolution of 1905.
Léo is a proper noun in French, meaning "lion".Its etymological root lies in the Latin word Leo.. Léo is used as a diminutive or variant of the names Léon, Léonard, Léonardon, Leonardo, Léonid, Léonor, Léonore, Eléonore, Léopold and Léonie, and in recent times has been adopted as a fully-fledged given name on its own.
Leonard or Leo is a common English masculine given name and a surname. The given name and surname originate from the Old High German Leonhard containing the prefix levon ("lion") from the Greek Λέων ("lion") through the Latin Leo, and the suffix hardu ("brave" or "hardy"). The name has come to mean "lion strength", "lion-strong", or "lion ...
This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language.. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j.
Leon Brown, the child of Sister Wives stars Kody and Meri Brown, has come out as transgender. Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus and More Stars Who Refuse to Label Their Sexuality Read article “Someone ...
The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay On the southeast side of the islet, a small distance away, there is another larger islet called Souda . In ancient times these two islets were referred to as Leukai (Greek for "white ones") and pronounced "Lefkai".