Lionel
French diminutive of LÉON. A notable bearer is Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi (1987-).
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| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||
| FULL FORMS |
| ENGLISH: Leo, Leon |
| FRENCH: Léo, Léon, Léonce |
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ANCIENT GREEK: Leon, Leontios, Leontius |
| ARMENIAN: Levon |
| CROATIAN: Leo, Leon |
| CZECH: Leoš |
| DANISH: Leo |
| DUTCH: Leo, Leon |
| ENGLISH: Lionel |
| FINNISH: Leo |
| FRENCH: Lionel |
| GEORGIAN: Levan |
| GERMAN: Leo, Leon |
| ITALIAN: Leone, Leonzio |
| LATE ROMAN: Leo |
| LITHUANIAN: Leonas |
| NORWEGIAN: Leo |
| POLISH: Leon, Lew |
| RUSSIAN: Leonti, Leontiy, Leonty, Lev, Lyov |
| SLOVENE: Leon |
| SPANISH: León, Leoncio |
| SWEDISH: Leo |
| FEMININE FORMS |
| ENGLISH: Leola, Leona, Leone, Leontyne |
| FRENCH: Léone, Léonne, Léontine |
| GERMAN: Leona |
| ITALIAN: Leontina |
| LATE ROMAN: Leontina |
| OTHER FORMS |
| DUTCH: Leonie |
| FRENCH: Léonie |
| GERMAN: Leonie |
| LATE ROMAN: Leonia, Leonius |