Meaning & origin
Léo’s family of names
In French usage, Léo has a conventional equivalent in the English form Leo. In French usage, Léo has a related form in Léon. In French usage, Léo has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Лео.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Léo has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Léo
- Léo FerréFrench-born Monégasque poet and singer1916–1993
- Léo DuboisFrench footballer (born 1994)
- Léo TaxilFrench writer (1854–1907)
- Léo DuarteBrazilian association football playerborn 1996
- Léo WestermannFrench basketball player (born 1992)
- Léo PaulistaBrazilian association football playerborn 1982
- Léo BonatiniBrazilian association football playerborn 1994
- Léo LacroixFrench alpine skierborn 1937
- Léo MaletFrench writer (1909–1996)
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