LEO male German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Croatian, Late Roman Derived from Latin leo meaning "lion", a cognate of LEON. It was popular among early Christians and was the name of 13 popes, including Saint Leo the Great who asserted the dominance of the Roman bishops (the popes) over all others in the 5th century. It was also borne by six Byzantine emperors and five Armenian kings. Another famous bearer was Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), a Russian novelist whose works include 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina'. Leo is also the name of a constellation and the fifth sign of the zodiac. | ||||||||||||||||||||
LEON male English, German, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Dutch, Ancient Greek 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. |
EQUIVALENTS |
DUTCH: Leonie |
FRENCH: Léonie |
GERMAN: Leonie |
MASCULINE FORMS |
LATE ROMAN: Leonius |
OTHER FORMS |
ANCIENT GREEK: Leon, Leontios, Leontius |
ARMENIAN: Levon |
CROATIAN: Leo, Leon |
CZECH: Leoš |
DANISH: Leo |
DUTCH: Leo, Leon |
ENGLISH: Leo, Leola, Leon, Leona, Leone, Leontyne, Lionel |
FINNISH: Leo |
FRENCH: Léo, Léon, Léonce, Léone, Léonne, Léontine, Lionel |
GEORGIAN: Levan |
GERMAN: Leo, Leon, Leona |
ITALIAN: Leone, Leontina, Leonzio |
LATE ROMAN: Leo, Leontina |
LITHUANIAN: Leonas |
NORWEGIAN: Leo |
POLISH: Leon, Lew |
RUSSIAN: Leonti, Leontiy, Leonty, Lev, Lyov |
SLOVENE: Leon |
SPANISH: León, Leoncio |
SWEDISH: Leo |