Given name & surname
Leu
“wolf”
Leu is a masculine given name from Walloon. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
Leu’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Leu shares an earlier linguistic root with Leon. Leu has a related form in Lew. In French usage, Leu has a related form in Löwe.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Leu
- Lew SapiehaPolish–Lithuanian noble (1557-1633)
- Lew Sapieha1550–1610
- Lev OkinshevychAmerican jurist1898–1980
- Leu MazurkevichBelarusian footballer (1939-2019)
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