Given name & surname

Lleó

“lion”

Lleó is a masculine given name from Latin (ultimately Ancient Greek), meaning “lion.” It is used in Catalan.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Lleó means “lion.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

In Catalan use, Lleó shares an earlier linguistic root with Leo. An origin associated with Leo is Late Latin.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In Catalan usage, Lleó developed from Λέων.

Lleó’s family of names

Lleó shares a linguistic root with Leo. In Catalan usage, Lleó has a conventional equivalent in the French form Léon. Lleó is a form of Leo.

Walk Lleó’s family in the name graph

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Around the world

Lleó has relatives in 3 languages.

3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Across languages 9

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