Léon name meaning
Gender: Boy
Origin: Latin
Usage: French, Finnish, Swedish and Danish
Meaning: The Lion and Strong
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What does Léon mean?
Popular boy name Léon is originated from Latin and is used commonly in French, Swedish, Danish and Finnish languages, meaning of Léon is "The Lion or Strong". It is celebrated on 10th of November.
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Variants of Léon
Middle Names for Léon
Cyen, Olon, Illan, Chon, view more middle names that goes with Léon
How popular is the name Léon?
a popular name in France with over 119688 new-borns have been given the name since 1900. The name is current favorite of the parents, in 1901, it ranked 16th when 3657 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.
Moreover, the first name has been to the top 50 baby names 44 times A common name in Switzerland with over 881 new-borns have been given the name since 1998. Presently peaking at the charts, the moniker grabbed the 66th spot and 114 baby boys were given the name.
Also, Léon is common in Belgium where over 1966 new-borns have been given the name since 1995. Currently the name is hotter than ever, 220 boys were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 24th position.
But Léon is a popular baby name in Central African Republic where every 1 in 400 have the name as well as in Madagascar. According to our evaluation, over 120000 babies have been named Léon globally.
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Léon in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 7077 | 4661 | 12 | 205 |
 | 468 | 216 | 12 | -8 |
 | 468 | 216 | 12 | -8 |
 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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- Kristers - Kristers's meaning is Disciple of Christ, Christian or Christian Woman came from Latin specifically used in Latvian is used as a boy name
- Almerick has its origin in Latin, Almerick means "Of Moorish Origin"
- Gladiola - Used dominantly in English rarefied, Gladiola means "Sword" and came from Latin is used as a baby girl name
Famous people named Léon
- Léon Bourgeois, French statesman
- Léon Gautier, French literary historian
- Léon Roches, representative of the French government in Japan
- Léon Goossens, British oboist
- Léon M'ba, first Prime Minister and President of Gabon
- Léon Say, French statesman and diplomat
- Léon Faucher, French politician and economist
- Léon Fairmaire, French entomologist
- Léon Wurmser, Swiss psychoanalyst
- Léon Frissen, was Queen's Commissioner or Queen's Governor of the province of Limburg
- Léon Flameng, French cyclist and a World War I pilot
- Léon Mugesera,
- Léon Damas, French poet and politician
- Léon Boëllmann, French composer of Alsatian origin
- Léon Rosenfeld, Belgian physicist and Marxist
- Léon Compère-Léandre, shoemaker
- Léon Cladel, French novelist
- Léon Dierx, French poet born in Saint-Denis in 1838
- Léon Bloy, French novelist, essayist, pamphleteer, and poet
- Léon Poliakov, French historian
- Léon Werth, Léon Werth wrote critically and with great precision on French society through World War I
- Léon Xanrof, French humourist, music-hall artist
- Léon Heuzey, noted French archaeologist and historian
- Léon Weil, was one of the last two surviving veterans of the battle of Val-de-Marne
- Léon Fleuriot, French academic specializing in Celtic languages and
- Léon Bérard, French politician and lawyer
- Léon Geoffray, French diplomat and was later Ambassador to Madrid
- Léon Moutrier, Luxembourgish politician and diplomat
- Léon Bouly, French inventor who created the word cinematograph
- Léon Sée, French fencer
- Léon Thiébaut, French fencer
- Léon Moreaux, French sports shooter and Olympian
- Léon Dupont, Belgian athlete
- Léon Solomiac, colonial administrator
- Léon H. Dupriez, Belgian academic and economist
- Léon Barzin, Belgian-born American conductor and founder of the National Orchestral Association
- Léon Benett, French painter and illustrator
- Léon Zitrone, Russian-born French journalist and television presenter
- Léon Hermant, French-American sculptor best
- Léon Croizat, French-Italian scholar and botanist
- Léon Huygens, Belgian painter
- Léon Gastinel, French composer
- Léon Foucault, French physicist best
- Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist and a pioneer
- Léon Brunschvicg, French Idealist philosopher
- Léon Brillouin, French physicist
- Léon Vaillant, French zoologist
- Léon Dehon, French Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Léon Jean Marie Dufour, French medical doctor and naturalist
- Léon Van Hove, Belgian physicist and a former Director General of CERN
- Léon Theremin, Russian and Soviet inventor
- Léon Walras, French mathematical economist and Georgist
- Léon Gambetta, French statesman
- Léon Jouhaux, French trade union leader
- Léon Blum, French socialist politician and three-time Prime Minister of France
- Léon Kengo wa Dondo, Congolese politician
- Léon Daudet, French journalist, writer, an active monarchist
- Léon Degrelle, Belgian politician and Nazi collaborator
Lists having Léon
- Boy names beginning with L
- Latin Boy Names
- Danish Boy Names
- Finnish Boy Names
- French Boy Names
- Swedish Boy Names
- Popular Boy Names in France (2018)
- Popular Boy Names in Switzerland (2018)
- Popular Boy Names in Belgium (2018)
- Baby Names that mean Lion
- Baby Names that mean Strong
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Sources
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
- Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html
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