Given name
Léonce
“lion”
Léonce is used as a given name. Léonce is connected with LEONzIo.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Léonce is a form of Leonzio. An origin associated with Leonzio is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French use, Léonce is used as a form of LEONzIo.
The story
Léonce is a form of Leonzio. The history of Leonzio gives this family its wider story. Leonzio’s historical associations include several early saints, including Leontius the Elder and Leontius the Younger, successive bishops of Bordeaux.
Explained through its name family
Léonce’s family of names
Léonce shares a linguistic root with Leonzio. In French usage, Léonce has a conventional equivalent in the Latin form Leontius. Léonce is a form of Leonzio.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Léonce
- Ghevont AlishanArmenian Catholic priest, historian, and poet (1820–1901)
- Léonce QuentinFrench archer (1880-1957)
- Léonce PerretFrench movie director, screenwriter and actor (1880-1935)
- Léonce VernyFrench naval engineer1837–1908
- Léonce BénéditeFrench art historian and curator (1859-1925)
- Léonce RosenbergFrench art dealer and art historian (1879-1947)
- Léonce ManouvrierFrench anthropologist, anatomist and physiologist (1850-1927)
- Léonce NgaboBurundian singer and film directorborn 1951
- Léonce GirardotRace car driver1864–1922
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