Leon

Leon · proper noun¹

1. French · derived fromLéon
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΛέων
3. Latin · borrowed fromLeo
4. English todayLeon

Ultimately from Latin Leo and leo (“lion”), from Ancient Greek Λέων (Léōn) and λέων (léōn, “lion”), likely ultimately from a non-Indo-European language. Sometimes via other related languages such as French Léon and sometimes as a diminutive of related names such as Leonard and Leonardo.

Leon · proper noun²

1. Latin · derived fromlegiō“legion”
2. Spanish · borrowed fromLeón
3. English todayLeon

From Spanish León, from Latin legiō (“legion”), named for the Legio VII Gemina, which settled there. In reference to the New York town and Texan river, taken from the former Spanish kingdom. The Texan lake is named for the river. The Floridian county is named for the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon. The Texan county is named for Martin de Leon, founder of Victoria, Texas. The town in Monroe Co., Wisconsin, was named for the Mexican city. The Iowan town was changed to honor the "Fighting Doctor" of the Mexican–American War David Camden de Leon after it was discovered that Iowa already had a city named Independence. The Kansan town was named for the one in Iowa. The California town was named for the nearby Leon Mine. Doublet of legion via Old French.

Leon · proper noun³

1. French · derived fromLéon
2. Breton · borrowed fromLeon
3. English todayLeon

From Breton Leon and French Léon.

Words from the same roots