Leo

Appendix:Variations of "leo" Translingual Etymology From mul la leō lion. Proper noun 1 m mul obsolete genus family Felidae now in the species Panthera leo species References Panthera leo 1 1 mul Taxonomic names (obsolete) English en Image:Leo.svg Cancer Virgo Leo (astrology) thumb|The constellation Leo Etymology From en la leō lion, la grc λέων 1 1, grc akk 𒉈𒍑 nēšu 1 1/grc akk 𒌨𒄞𒆷 urgulû 1 1 1, from en sux 𒌨𒄞𒆷 lion; name of constellation UR.GU.LA.John H. Roger "Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions" Journal of the British Astronomy Association 108: 1, p. 17. en Leon leu lev lion Lyon. Pronunciation en /ˈliːəʊ/ UK en /ˈliːoʊ/ US en en-us-Leo.ogg US en iːəʊ 2 Proper noun ~ (symbol ♌︎) en male Latin, borne by numerous saints and 14 popes. en Lauren Kent, Christopher Lamb, Rob Picheta, Christian Edwards and Kara Fox Robert Prevost elected as first American pope and takes the name Leo XIV w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/europe/new-pope-conclave-white-smoke-vatican-intl 2025-05-08 The newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears before the crowds in St. Peter's Square, saying they must "seek together to be a missionary church. A church that builds bridges and dialogue." https://web.archive.org/web/20260508052906/https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/europe/new-pope-conclave-white-smoke-vatican-intl 8 May 2026 en Q8853en zodiac constellations A constellation of the zodiac, traditionally figured in the shape of a lion and containing the stars Regulus and Denebola. en Lion the Lion en Q159816en astrology The zodiac sign for the Lion, ruled by the Sun and covering July 23 - August 22 (tropical astrology) or August 16 - September 15 (sidereal astrology). en. en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Jackson co/Jackson County s/Ohio c/USA. en ghost town co/Roane County s/West Virginia c/USA. Antonyms astrological sign en Aquarius Derived terms en Leomania Leoville Leonian Leonid Leonis Mrs. Leo Hunter Point Leo Related terms male given names en Leon, en Lionel pet form en Lee female given names en Leona, en Leonie Translations male given name Armenian: hy Լևոն, hy Լեո Basque: eu Leon Belarusian: be Леў m Breton: br Leon Bulgarian: bg Лъв m Catalan: ca Lleó Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 里奥 lǐào Cornish: kw Lew Czech: cs Lev m Danish: da Leo Dutch: nl Leo Estonian: et Leo Faroese: fo Leo Finnish: fi Leo French: fr Léon m, fr Léo m Galician: gl León Georgian: ka ლევანი, ka ლეო hypocorism German: de Leo m Greek: el Λέων m, el Λίο transliteration from English Hebrew: he אַרְיֵה aryé, he לָבִיא laví, he ליאון léon לֵאוֹן, he לֵאוֹ léo Hindi: hi लिओ m Hungarian: hu Leó Icelandic: is Leó Irish: ga León Italian: it Leone m, it Leo m Japanese: ja レオ Reo Korean: ko ^레오 Latin: la Leo Latvian: lv Leons m Lithuanian: lt Leonas m Macedonian: mk Лав m Maltese: mt Ljun m Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Leo Occitan: oc Leon, oc Lon m, oc Lèu m, oc Leu m Polish: pl Leon, pl Lew m Portuguese: pt Leão Romanian: ro Leon Russian: ru Лев m cognate, ru Лео́н m cognate, ru Ле́о m transliteration Sardinian: sc Lioni m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Ла̏в m Latin: sh Lȁv m Sicilian: scn Liuni m Slovak: sk Lev m Slovene: sl Lèv m, sl Léon m Spanish: es León Swedish: sv Leo Tagalog: tl Leon Ukrainian: uk Лев m Vietnamese: vi Lêô Roman Catholicism Welsh: cy Leo constellation Akkadian: akk nēšum m Amharic: am አንበሳ m Arabic: ar بُرْج الْأَسَد, ar الْأَسَد m Aramaic: Classical Syriac: syc ܐܲܪܝܵܐ Armenian: hy Առյուծ Azerbaijani: az Şir Bengali: bn সিংহ Bulgarian: bg Лъв m Catalan: ca Lleó m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 狮子座 Cornish: kw an Lew Danish: da Løven Dutch: nl Leo, nl Leeuw m Esperanto: eo Leono Estonian: et Lõvi Finnish: fi Leijona, fi Jalopeura French: fr Lion m Galician: gl León German: de Löwe m Greek: el Λέων m Ancient Greek: grc Λέων m Hebrew: he אַרְיֵה aryé Hindi: hi सिंह तारामंडल m Hungarian: hu Oroszlán Ido: io Leono Indonesian: id Leo Irish: ga Leon m an Leon Italian: it Leone m Japanese: ja 獅子座 Shishiza, ja しし座 Shishiza Kazakh: kk Арыстан Korean: ko ^사자(獅子)자리, ko ^사자좌(獅子座), ko ^예좌(猊座) Kurdish: Central Kurdish: ckb شێر Latin: la Leo Latvian: lv Lauva m Low German: German Low German: nds-de Lööv m Macedonian: mk Лав m Malay: ms Singa, ms Asad, ms Leo Maltese: mt Leo Manx: gv Corran m Yn Corran Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Løven m f Nynorsk: nn Løva f Polish: pl Lew m Portuguese: pt Leão m, pt Leo m Romanian: ro Leul m Russian: ru Лев m Sanskrit: sa सिंह m Scottish Gaelic: gd Leòmhann m an Leòmhann Slovene: sl Lèv m Spanish: es Leo m, es León m Swedish: sv Lejonet Tagalog: tl Halimaw Telugu: te సింహరాశి, te సింహము, te సింహం Thai: th สิงโต sǐng-dtoo, th สิงห์ sǐng Tibetan: bo སེང་གེ Turkish: tr Aslan Udmurt: udm Арыслан Ukrainian: uk Лев m Urdu: ur سنہ m sinh Vietnamese: vi Sư Tử Welsh: cy y Llew m astrological sign Afrikaans: af Leeu Akkadian: akk nēšum m Albanian: sq Luani m Arabic: ar بُرْج الْأَسَد, ar الْأَسَد m Aramaic: Classical Syriac: syc ܐܲܪܝܵܐ Armenian: hy Առյուծ Asturian: ast Lleo, ast Lleón m Azerbaijani: az Şir Bashkir: ba Арыҫлан Bulgarian: bg Лъв m Burmese: my သိဟ် Catalan: ca Lleó Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 狮子座 Cornish: kw an Lew Czech: cs Lev m Danish: da Løven c Dutch: nl Leeuw m Esperanto: eo Leono Estonian: et Lõvi Finnish: fi Leijona French: fr Lion m Galician: gl León Georgian: ka ლომი German: de Löwe m Greek: el Λέων m Ancient Greek: grc Λέων m Hebrew: he אַרְיֵה aryé Hindi: hi सिंह m Hungarian: hu Oroszlán Irish: ga Leon m an Leon Italian: it Leone m Japanese: ja 獅子宮 Shishikyū Kazakh: kk Арыстан Korean: ko ^사자궁(獅子宮) Kurdish: Central Kurdish: ckb شێر Latvian: lv Lauva f Low German: German Low German: nds-de Lööv m Luxembourgish: lb Léiw m Macedonian: mk лав m Malay: ms Singa, ms Asad, ms Leo Maltese: mt Ljun Manx: gv Corran m Yn Corran Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Løven m f Nynorsk: nn Løva f Odia: or ସିଂହ siṁha Persian: fa شیر šir, fa لیو liv Middle Persian: pal 𐭱𐭢𐭫 Polish: pl Lew m Portuguese: pt Leão m Romanian: ro Leu m Russian: ru Лев m Sanskrit: sa सिंह m Scottish Gaelic: gd Leòmhann m an Leòmhann Slovene: sl Lèv m Spanish: es Leo m Swahili: sw Asadi, sw Simba Swedish: sv Lejonet Tagalog: tl Halimaw Telugu: te సింహరాశి, te సింహము, te సింహం Thai: th สิงห์ sǐng Turkish: tr Aslan Ukrainian: uk Лев m Vietnamese: vi Sư Tử , vi Hải Sư Welsh: cy y Llew m Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Leo is the 4,423rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8,039 individuals. Leo is most common among White (75.37%) individuals. Noun Someone with a Leo star sign A Leonberger Synonyms en Leonian Translations Someone with a Leo star sign Bulgarian: bg лъв Catalan: ca lleó m f, ca leo m f Danish: da løve c Dutch: nl Leeuw m Esperanto: eo leonulo, eo leonulino Estonian: et lõvi Finnish: fi leijona French: fr Lion Galician: gl león German: de Löwe m Greek: el λέων m Hindi: hi सिंह m Low German: German Low German: nds-de Lööv m Macedonian: mk лав m Norwegian: no løve Portuguese: pt leonino Romanian: ro Leu m Russian: ru лев m Swedish: sv lejon n Ukrainian: uk лев m See also en Leo Minor References Anagrams en elo Loe loe ole EOL -ole 'Ole OEL LoE elo olé OLE Elo en Constellations en calculator words Czech cs: Pronunciation Proper noun m-an cs male Declension m.an Danish Pronunciation da /leːo/ [ˈleːʊ] Proper noun da proper noun da male Leo Related terms da Leon Dutch Etymology Ultimately from nl la leō lion, from nl grc λέων lion. Pronunciation nl /ˈleː.oː/ nl Nl-Leo.ogg nl Leo nl eːoː Proper noun m nl male Leo Related terms nl Leon Faroese Proper noun fo proper noun m fo male Usage notes m Leosson Leosdóttir Declension Leo Leo Leo Leos Finnish Etymology From fi la leō lion, as used e.g. as a papal name. Pronunciation Proper noun fi male Leo Declension Le o a Statistics dvv_20250813 13148 5657 57 39 17 References Anagrams fi elo Elo elo ole German Pronunciation de [ˈleːo] de De-at Leo.ogg Austria de De-Leo.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Le o Etymology 1 Proper noun de proper noun de male Leopold de male Leonhard de male Leo Leon Leonie,Leoni Etymology 2 de :inh goh:lēo<ety:inh<gmw-pro:*hlaiw<id:shelter>>> 1 From de goh lēo shelter, from de gmw-pro *hlaiw shelter. Noun n,,s de Austria childish playground games base a safe zone in the children's game of tag de Austria by extension somewhat _ humorous any kind of safe zone Declension n,,s Further reading Latin Etymology From la leō lion. Pronunciation Leō Proper noun Leō/Leōn<3> m Leo, one of the constellations of the Zodiac See also la Constellations in the zodiac Norwegian Proper noun no proper noun no male Leo Leon Old English Proper noun m ang male Leo The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ang An. DCC.XCVII Hēr Rōmane Leone þām papan his tungan forcurfon ⁊ his ēagan āstungon, ⁊ hine of his setle āflīemdon, ⁊ þā sōna eft, Gode fultomiendum, hē meahte ġesēon ⁊ sprēcan ⁊ eft was papa swā hē ǣr wæs. Year 797 In this year the Romans cut out the tongue of Pope Leo [III] and gouged out his eyes and drove him from his throne. And soon, through God's help, he was able to see and speak again, and became pope again just like he was before. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ang An. DCCCXIII Hēr Wulfrǣd arċebisċeop mid bletsunge Leon þǣs papan hwearf eft tō his āgnum bisċeopdōme. ⁊ þȳ ġēare ġehergode Eċġbriht cing on Westwēalas frām ēasteweardum ōþ westwearde. Year 813 In this year Archbishop Wulfred returned to his own bishopdom with the blessing of Pope Leo [III]. And in that year King Edgebright ravaged Cornwall from the east to the west. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ang An. DCCCXIIII Hēr Leo sē æþela papa ⁊ sē hālga forðferde, ⁊ æfter him Stephanus feng tō rīċe. Year 814 In this year the noble and holy Pope Leo [III] died, and Stephen became pope after him. Declension Leo Leon Leon Leone Portuguese Pronunciation pt /ˈlɛw/ BR Etymology 1 pt :lbor la:leō<t:lion> + 1 Alternative forms pt Leão Proper noun m pt zodiac constellations en Leo constellation Etymology 2 Proper noun m pet form of pt Leonardo Slovak Pronunciation Proper noun m-pr sk male Leonard,Leopold Declension m-pr name Further reading Leonard Leopold Spanish Pronunciation Proper noun m es astronomy astrology en Leo constellation es León es astrology en Leo zodiac sign es male Leonardo See also es Constellations Swedish Pronunciation sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Leo.wav Proper noun c sv male Leo Tagalog Etymology tl es Leo, from tl la leō lion, from tl grc λέων. tl leon. Pronunciation Proper noun leyo tl zodiac constellations en Leo constellation tl Halimaw tl astrology en Leo zodiac sign tl Halimaw See also Further reading tl Constellations