León name meaning
Gender: Boy
Origin: Latin
Usage: Spanish, Finnish, Swedish and Danish
Meaning: The Lion
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What does León mean?
Boy name León is used in Spanish, Finnish, Danish and Swedish, León means "The Lion" came from Latin.
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How popular is the name León?
León is an uncommon baby name in still in use in Belgium. However things change on global perspective, León is extremely popular in DR Congo where every 1 in 600 have the name.
Also the baby name is popular in South Africa, Netherlands, Mexico, England, Colombia, Benin, Madagascar, Philippines, Canada, Rwanda, Cameroon, Australia, Burundi, Peru, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique and Israel. As per our estimate, over 650000 people has been named León globally.
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León in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 7077 | 4661 | 12 | 205 |
 | 37 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
 | 222 | 103 | 12 | -10 |
 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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Famous people named León
- León Cortés Castro, Costa Rican politician
- León Felipe, anti-fascist Spanish poet
- León Zuckert, Canadian composer, conductor, arranger, violinist
- León Fidel Ojeda, Colombian politician
- León Najnudel, Argentine professional basketball player and basketball coach
- León Febres Cordero, 35th President of Ecuador
- León Gieco, Argentine folk rock performer
- León Kilat, revolutionary leader
- León Ferrari, Argentine contemporary conceptual artist
- León Klimovsky, Argentine film director
- León María Guerrero, Filipino writer, revolutionary leader, politician
- León Roldós Aguilera, Ecuadorian politician
- León Guinto, Leon Gawaran Guinto Sr
- León Cadogan, Paraguayan ethnologist
Lists having León
- Boy names beginning with L
- Latin Boy Names
- Danish Boy Names
- Finnish Boy Names
- Spanish Boy Names
- Swedish Boy Names
- Baby Names that mean Lion
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Sources
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls