What does Leon mean?

Leon means "sons of mist; lion"

How do we pronounce Leon?

Leon \leo(n), le-on\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Leon is pronounced LiyAAN in English or LEHaoN in German and Polish 1.

1 Pronunciation for Leon: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)"

What is the origin of Leon?

Leon has its origins in the Old Greek, Latin, and Germanic languages, and it is used largely in English, Czech, French, German, Greek, Polish, Italian, and Spanish. Leon is a derivative (English) of the English and German name Leander origin. Leon a derivative (Czech, English, French, German, Greek, and Polish) of the Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Czech, Greek, Hawaiian, and Polish Leo definition. Leon a shortening (English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, and Spanish) of the English, German, and Polish Leonard meaning. Leon a derivative of the English, French, Polish, and Spanish Napoleon name. See also the related form, the name Neon meaning of name. Leon is an all-time favorite. Today it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was previously. At the modest height of its usage in 1918, 0.233% of baby boys were named Leon. It ranked at #77 then. The baby name has since experienced a substantial drop in frequency, and in recent times it is of only occasional use. In 2010, it ranked at #417 with a usage of 0.033%, was nevertheless the 2nd most popular after Leo definition, within all boy names in its group. The name was thrice as popular as Leon in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Leon:

  • Inventor Leon Theremin, born Lev Sergeivich Teremen, 15 August 1896 - 3 November 1993, St
  • Petersburg, Russia
  • Revolutionary Leon Trotsky, born Lev Davidovich Bronstein, 7 November 1879 - 21 August 1940, Yanovka, Ukraine.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Leon:

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The baby name Leon fun facts:

The name Leon in reverse order is "Noel".

The numerological value of the name Leon is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Leon?

Leon is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.06%
20130.05%
20120.05%
20110.04%
20100.03%
20090.03%
20080.03%
20070.03%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames