Leon

Le·on
L1E1O1N1
UK/ˈliː.ɒn/US/ˈli.ɑn/US/ˈliːən/

proper noun

A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.

OriginLatin Leo ← Ancient Greek Λέων ← French Léon →
CommonScrabble 4
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Meanings

Leon1

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
  2. A surname from Latin.

Leon2

proper noun

alternative León

  1. A city, the capital of the province of Leon, Castile and León, Spain; the former capital of the Kingdom of Leon.
  2. historicalA former polity in the Iberian Peninsula, a kingdom with the city as its capital.
  3. A province of Castile and León, Spain around the city.
  4. A historical region of Spain around the province.
  5. A surname from Spanish.
  6. A municipality and village in Doctor Manuel Belgrano department, Jujuy province, Argentina, properly León.
  7. A department of Nicaragua.
  8. A city in Guanajuato, Mexico.
  9. A city, the county seat of Decatur County, Iowa, United States.
  10. A city in Butler County, Kansas, United States.
  11. A town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States.
  12. A town in Love County, Oklahoma, United States.
  13. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States.
  14. A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States.
  15. A river in Texas, United States.
  16. A lake in Texas, United States.
  17. historicalA former town in San Diego County, California, United States.
  18. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Leon County, a county in Florida around the state capital Tallahassee.
  19. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Leon County, a county in Texas around Centerville.

Leon3

proper noun

alternative Léon

  1. historicalA former viscounty in Brittany, in northwestern France.
  2. A cultural region of the department of Finistère, Brittany, France, around the former polity.
  3. A surname from French.

Origin

Leon · proper noun

  1. FrenchLéon
  2. Ancient GreekΛέων
  3. LatinLeo
  4. EnglishLeon

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.

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Leon · proper noun

  1. Latinlegiō“legion”
  2. SpanishLeón
  3. EnglishLeon

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.

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Leon · proper noun

  1. FrenchLéon
  2. BretonLeon
  3. EnglishLeon

From Breton Leon and French Léon.

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Translations

Arabic لِيُون, لِيُونَة
  • لِيُون (liyon)region in northwest Spain
  • لِيُونَة (liyona)region in northwest Spain
Bulgarian Леон, Леон
  • Леонregion in northwest Spain
  • Леонdepartment of Nicaragua
  • Леонcity in Spain
Catalan Lleó, Lleó
  • Lleóregion in northwest Spain
  • Lleócity in Spain
Chinese Mandarin 萊昂 /莱昂
  • 萊昂 /莱昂city in Spain
Greek Λεώνη, Λεόν
  • Λεώνη (Leóni)region in northwest Spain
  • Λεόν (León)city in Spain
Hindi लेओन, लेओन
  • लेओन (leon)region in northwest Spain
  • लेओन (leon)city in Spain
Japanese レオン, レオン
  • レオンregion in northwest Spain
  • レオンcity in Spain
Korean 레온
  • 레온 (re'on)city in Spain
Latin Legio
  • Legiocity in Spain
Latvian Leona
  • Leonacity in Spain
Lithuanian Leonas, Leonas
  • Leonasregion in northwest Spain
  • Leonasdepartment of Nicaragua
  • Leonascity in Spain
Portuguese Leão, Leão
  • Leãoregion in northwest Spain
  • Leãocity in Spain
Russian Лео́н, Лео́н
  • Лео́н (León)region in northwest Spain
  • Лео́н (León)city in Spain
Spanish León, León
  • Leónregion in northwest Spain
  • Leóndepartment of Nicaragua
  • Leóncity in Spain
Ukrainian Лео́н
  • Лео́н (León)city in Spain

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Leon

DioneonprionCreon
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Anagrams

lonenoellenoelonnoleenol
Cite this entry
APA

Leon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leon

MLA

“Leon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leon.

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