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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.
Upon retiring he ran a boarding house in Nantucket, which was visited by the writer Leon Lewis, who encouraged him to write down his story of the three months he was lost at sea with the Essex survivors. Nickerson did this, and in 1876, he sent an 80-page manuscript, as well as accounts of other adventures he had later in life, to Lewis for ...
He used the name Leon Lewis and wrote under that name among others. [2] A prolific Dime novel author in the 1860's and 1870's, his works include "The Silver Ship", "The Web Of Fate", "The Reef Spider" and many others, serialized in publications as The New York Weekly Journal and the New York Ledger .
William J. Montford III Middle School William J. Montford III first entered the world of education when he started teaching at the former Tallahassee school, Belle Vue Middle, in 1969.
The following is a List of authors by name whose last names begin with L: ... William Langland (c. 1332 – c. 1386, ... J. Patrick Lewis (born 1942, US, p/ch)
Leon Lewis (writer) (1833–1920), American writer Leon L. Lewis (1888–1954), American attorney Bud Lewis (soccer) (Leon Lewis, born 1953), American soccer player
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 ...
Nathan Leon Lewis II, 46, of Rio Linda, a recreational scuba diver with more than 12 years experience, was found near the Walnut Grove Bridge nearly two hours after he had entered the Sacramento ...