Given name & surname
León
León is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Spanish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Spanish use, León shares an earlier linguistic root with Leo. An origin associated with Leo is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, León developed from Λέων.
León’s family of names
León shares a linguistic root with Leo. In German usage, León has a related form in Leon. In Spanish usage, León has a conventional equivalent in the German form Leon.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
León has relatives in 6 languages.
5 related names in 6 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 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Leocognate · English
- Levequivalent
- Leoneequivalent
- Leonidequivalent
- LéonFrench
- Леонequivalent
- Lleóequivalent
- Leóequivalent
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People named León
- León FelipeSpanish poet, anti-fascist (1884-1968)
- Leon O. ChuaFilipino American electrical engineer and computer scientistborn 1936
- León Cortés CastroPresident of Costa Rica (1882-1946)
- León VillaColombian footballerborn 1960
- León de GreiffColombian poet (1895-1976)
- León KlimovskyArgentine film director, screenwriter and actor (1906-1996)
- León CadoganParaguayan ethnologist (1899-1973)
- León FerrariArgentine artist (1920-2013)
- León VillarSpanish judokaborn 1969
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