Leon

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Pronounced： [ LEE-awn (English), LE-awn (German, Polish) ]
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Usage：English, German, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Dutch, Ancient Greek

Meaning & History：

Derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion". During the Christian era this Greek name was merged with the Latin cognate Leo, with the result that the two forms are used somewhat interchangeably across European languages. In England during the Middle Ages this was a common name among Jews. A famous bearer was Leon Trotsky (1879-1940), a Russian Communist revolutionary.

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EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GREEK: Leon, Leontios, Leontius

ARMENIAN: Levon

CROATIAN: Leo, Leon

CZECH: Leoš

DANISH: Leo

DUTCH: Leo, Leon

ENGLISH: Leo, Leon

FINNISH: Leo

FRENCH: Léo, Léon, Léonce

GEORGIAN: Levan