Leon name definition: this name in other languages, spelling and pronunciation variants, female and male variants of name Leon.
Define Leon
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.
Is Leon a boy name?
Yes, name Leon has masculine gender.
Feminine forms of name Leon
Name Leon has similar female names. Women names like name Leon:
