Given name
Leontina
“having the strength of a lion”
Leontina is a variant of Leona. In Latin use, Leona carries the interpretation “having the strength of a lion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Leontina is a variant of Leona. In Latin use, Leona carries the interpretation “having the strength of a lion.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
Leontina developed from Leontius.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leontina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 79
- 0 boys · 79 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1925. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 248 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Leontina’s family of names
Leontina developed from Leontius. Leontina has a related form in Leona.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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 1
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 Leontina
- Leontina VaduvaFrench-Romanian operatic soprano (born 1960)
- Leontyna HalpertowaPolish actress (1803-1895)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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