Given name · Ancient Greek · Greek
Κλέων
“glory”
Κλέων (Kléōn) is a masculine given name. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Cleon.
Meaning & origin
Κλέων’s family of names
In Greek usage, Κλέων has a conventional equivalent in the Latin form Cleon. In Greek usage, Κλέων has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Cleone. In Greek usage, Κλέων has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Cleón.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Κλέων has relatives in 15 languages.
8 related names in 15 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Κλέων
- CleonAthenian statesman and general (died 422 BC)500 BC–421 BC
- Cleonrebel slave general who fought against the Romans in Sicily200 BC–200 BC
- AttikGreek musician (1885–1944)
- Cleonancient Greek sculptor, fl. c. 380 BCE
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Κλέων, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.