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Leon name meaning

First Name
170k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
86k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Leon mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Leon

User Submitted Origins

English
48%
French
23%
Spanish
16%
Greek
4%
Jewish
3%
Arabic
3%
Russian
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Leon is of Portuguese origin and means "Brave lion warior".
  2. 5 submissions from all over the world agree the name Leon means "Lion" and is of Greek / Egyptian origin.
  3. A user from Virginia, U.S. says the name Leon is of Amharic origin and means "Lion Guard".
  4. A user from Texas, U.S. says the name Leon means "Brave".
  5. A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Leon means "A city in Northern Spain" and is of French origin.
  6. A user from Norway says the name Leon means "Master of humanity".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Le"on
A lion.
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. A city in central Mexico
  2. A city in northwestern Spain at the foot of the Cantabrian Mountains
  3. A historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
Wiktionary
  1. A male given name from Latin, a Greek form of Leo, or Anglicized from the French Léon or Spanish León.

Leon was also found in the following language(s): Breton, Danish, Faroese, German, Irish, Norwegian, Old Portuguese, Slovene, and Swedish

Notable Persons Named Leon

Notable Persons Named Leon

Leon Trotsky

Leon Trotsky was a Full member of the 6th , 7th , 8th , 9th , 10th , 11th , 12th , 13th , 14th Politburo, Full member of the6th , and 14th Politburo. Leon was given the name Lev Davidovich Bronstein on November 7th, 1879 in near Yelizavetgrad, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire. He passed away on August 21st, 1940.

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Leon Russell

Leon Russell is a country music, rock music, folk music, rhythm, blues, folk rock, and blues rock musician. He plays Vocals, piano, organ, guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, and Electronic organ. He holds the title This Masquerade". He has been prominent since 1956. Leon was given the name Claude Russell Bridges on April 2nd, 1942 in Lawton, Oklahoma, United States. Leon is also known as Hank Wilson.

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Leon Panetta

Leon Panetta is a Chairman of the House Budget Committee, 23rd United States Secretary of Defense, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, 18th White House Chief of Staff, 29th Director of theOffice of Management, Budget, and Chairman of theHouse Budget Comm. His military service ended in 1966. Leon was born on June 28th, 1938 in Monterey, California.

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Leon Bridges

Leon Bridges is a soul music, gospel music, rhythm, and blues musician. Leon was given the name Todd Michael Bridges on July 13th, 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

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Leon Rom

Leon was born in 1859 in Mons. He breathed his last breath in 1924.

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Leon Czolgosz

Leon Czolgosz is a steel.

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  • Leon Spinks
    Boxer
  • Leon Battista Alberti
    Artist
  • Leon Robinson
  • Bix Beiderbecke
    Musician
  • Leon Thomas
    Musician
  • Leon Osman
    Soccer Player
  • Leon Lai
    Actor
  • Leon Goretzka
    Soccer Player
  • Leon Uris
    Writer
  • Léon Blum
    (128th Prime Minister of France)
  • Leon Britton
    Soccer Player
  • Leon Redbone
    Musician
  • Leon Askin
  • Léon Theremin
    Engineer

Notable Persons With the Last Name Leon

Notable Persons With the Last Name Leon

Juan Ponce de León

Juan Ponce de León is a Governor of Puerto Rico. Juan was born in Santervás de Campos.

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Donna Leon

Donna Leon is a crime fiction novelist. She has had major accomplishments since 1992. Donna was born on September 29th, 1942 in Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.

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John Standing

John Standing is an actor. He was most prominent from 1959 to present. John was given the name John Ronald Leon on August 16th, 1934 in London, England.

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Kevin de León

Kevin de León is a President pro tempore of the California Senate and President pro tempore of the California State Senate. Kevin was born on December 10th, 1966 in Logan Heights, San Diego.

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Lucero

Lucero is a latin pop, dance-pop, mariachi, and ranchera singing, actor, and presenter. She has been prominent since 1980. Lucero was given the name Lucero Hogaza León on August 29th, 1969 in Mexico City. Lucero is also known as Lucerito.

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David Jeremy Leon

David Jeremy Leon is an actor. He has been prominent since 2004. David was born on July 24th, 1980 in Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Leon U.S.
  White 9.99% 64.26%
  African American 2.95% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 1.04% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.37% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 0.44% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 85.21% 16.26%

Of Last Name Leon

People with the last name Leon are most frequently Hispanic or Latino

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Fun Facts about the name Leon

  • What name lists does Leon rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Leon? Leon is the 429th most popular name of all time. As a last name Leon was the 363rd most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Leon have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 169,906 babies born with the first name Leon in the United States. That's more than enough people named Leon to occupy the country of Saint Lucia with an estimated population of 166,526 (as of May 10, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Leon? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 118 new born babies.
  • When was Leon first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Leon is Tuesday, January 12th, 1847.
  • What year had the most people named Leon born? The highest recorded use of the first name Leon was in 1924 with a total of 2,676 babies. That's a lot of babies named Leon!
  • Random Leon Factoid: According to the 1924 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Leon ranks 46th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Mississippi. Imagine that, 79 babies in Mississippi have the same name in 1924.
  • Weird things about the name Leon: The name spelled backwards is Noel. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Lnoe. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Leon? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 86,363 people with the last name Leon.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Leon? Leon was ranked as the 363rd most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!
  • Leon name meaning

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