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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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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 .
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".
The World Ocean. For example, the Law of the Sea states that all of the World Ocean is "sea", [8] [9] [10] [b] and this is also common usage for "the sea". Any large body of water with "Sea" in the name, including lakes. River – a narrow strip of water that flows over land from a higher elevation to a lower one