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The name Leon has been used for four tropical cyclones worldwide: two in the Philippines by PAGASA in the Western Pacific Ocean, and two in the Australian region. For Philippines, the name was derived from a local word for lion, and it replaced Lawin after its devastation in the area during 2016. In the Western Pacific:
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.
The most famous example of this is the BACH motif, which has been used by over 400 composers [1] in tribute to Johann Sebastian Bach (Bach himself used it more than once in his own works). Other examples include: Ravel's Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn; Arnold Bax's Variations on the name Gabriel Fauré for harp and strings
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".
Einleitung: Variations and Rondo on Hunting Chorus from Euryanthe, Op. 60 (piano and orchestra, 1824) Henri Herz: Variations brillantes sur la dernière valse de C. M. Weber, Op. 51; Grandes variations sur le Choeur des Chasseurs d'Euriante, Op. 62; Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber (orchestra; 1943).
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 ...
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