Leon (meaning and origin)

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Leon

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Meaning and origin
Leon is a French boy name. The meaning of the name is `Lion`.

Where is it used?
The name Leon is mainly used in English and in German.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Leone (In Italian)
L�on (In French)
Levon (In Armenian)

For the opposite sex use:
In French: L�onne (F)
In English and in German: Leona (F)

See also
In French: Lionel (M)
In English: Leone

Extra information:
Alternative meanings (German) Lion (Greek) Lion

What Leon`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Leon:
As a Leon I am constantly Reminded that I hail from fiece beasts and their strength is part of my own.
The worst thing about the name:
I am occasionally overcome with an ego that can manage to dwarf even my emmense strength.
If my name wasn`t Leon....:
I would likely be a far more boring person.
Extra information:

More `Leon` links
Leon as abbreviation
Actors named Leon
Leon in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Leon

Leon appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 496. In the last 128 years Leon has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 6 times. 1920 was a `top year` for the name Leon. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #75. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	496
2006	504
2005	524
2004	519
2003	501
2002	492
2001	491
2000	503
1999	483
1998	480
1997	490
1996	458
1995	453
1994	422
1993	425
1992	388
1991	391
1990	390
1980	248
1970	207
1960	189
1950	119
1940	89
1930	81
1920	75
1910	81
1900	85
1890	87
1880	114