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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.
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 ...
Leon (masculine) Leonie or (in French) Léonie is a Latin -origin feminine given name meaning "lioness", from the masculine personal name Leon (meaning "lion"). It is rare as a surname .
Leon Frank Czolgosz was born in Detroit, Michigan, [3] [4] on May 5, 1873. According to his father Paul Czolgosz, the "F" stood for Frank, and it was there because he "liked the extra initial". [5] [a] He was one of eight children [7] born to the Polish-American family of Paul (Paweł) Czolgosz (1843–1944) [8] and his wife Mary (Maria) Nowak.
Léon Marchand (French pronunciation: [leɔ̃ maʁʃɑ̃] ⓘ; born 17 May 2002) is a French swimmer.He is the world record holder in the long course 400 metres individual medley and short course 200 metres individual medley; the Olympic record holder in the 200 metres butterfly, the 200 metres breaststroke, the 200 metres individual medley and the 400 metres individual medley; and the French ...
Leonardo is a masculine given name, the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese equivalent of the English, German, and Dutch name, Leonard. [ 1 ] Notable people with the name include:
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Leon is also found as a Greek family name from Greek leon ‘lion’. [1] People with the surname León or Leon include: Adriana Leon (born 1992), Canadian soccer player; Adrianne León (born 1987), American actress; Aldonza Alfonso de León (c. 1215–1266), illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso IX of León and his mistress Aldonza Martínez ...