Given name · Russian
Леонтий
“lion”
Леонтий is a masculine given name, possibly from Latin. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Леонтий possibly goes back to a word meaning “lion.”
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Where it comes from
Леонтий possibly comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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Леонтий’s family of names
In Russian usage, Леонтий has a conventional equivalent in the Latin form Leontius.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Леонтий
- Leon BenoisRussian architect (1856-1928)
- Leonty MagnitskyRussian mathematician1669–1739
- Leonty GurtyevSoviet military officer, Hero of the Soviet Union (1891–1943)
- Léonce950–1008
- Leôncio de Antioquia
- Leoncjusz1580–1620
- Leonty RamenskyRussian scientist (1884-1953)
- Leon BramsonJewish activist and politician (1869–1941)
- Leonty BondarRussian priest1913–1999
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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