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Leon
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Appendix:Variations of "leon"
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈliː.ɒn/ RP
en /ˈli.ɑn/ most senses /ˈliːən/ New York town GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-León.wav Southern England
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Leon.wav US
en iːɒn 2
en Le on
Etymology 1
Ultimately from en la Leo and la leo lion, from en grc Λέων and grc λέων lion, likely ultimately from a non-Indo-European language. Sometimes via other related languages such as en fr Léon and sometimes as a diminutive of related names such as en Leonard and en Leonardo.
Proper noun
en male Latin,Ancient Greek.
en Latin.
Derived terms
en Leona
Related terms
en Lionel Leo Leonard Leonardo
Etymology 2
en ine-pro *leǵ-
From en es León, from en la 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 Martín De León 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, Iowa Independence. The Kansan town was named for the one in Iowa. The California town was named for the nearby Leon Mine. en legion via Old French.
Proper noun
en Q15699 en city/capital province:pref/Leon autonomous community/Castile and León c/Spain ; former capital of the c/Kingdom of Leon.
en Q175276 en historical en former polity in the r/Iberian Peninsula, a kingdom with the city as its capital.
en Q71140 en province r/Castile and León c/Spain around the city.
en Q1118661 en historical region c/Spain around the province.
en Spanish.
en mun/and/village dept/Doctor Manuel Belgrano p:suf/Jujuy c/Argentina, properly en León.
en department c/Nicaragua.
en city s/Guanajuato c/Mexico.
en city/county seat co/Decatur County s/Iowa c/USA.
en city co/Butler County s/Kansas c/USA.
en town co/Cattaraugus County s/New York c/USA.
en town co/Love County s/Oklahoma c/USA.
en town co/Monroe County s/Wisconsin c/USA.
en town co/Waushara County s/Wisconsin c/USA.
en river s/Texas c/USA.
en lake s/Texas c/USA.
en historical en former town co/San Diego County s/California c/USA.
en Leon County, a county in Florida around the state capital Tallahassee.
en Leon County, a county in Texas around Centerville.
Alternative forms
places in Spain and Latin America en León
Derived terms
en Leonese Leon County
Related terms
en Leon Kilat San Leon de Leon Nuevo Leon New Leon
Translations
city in Spain
Bulgarian: bg Леон m
Catalan: ca Lleó
Chinese:
Mandarin: zh 萊昂
Greek: el Λεόν
Hindi: hi लेओन m
Japanese: ja レオン
Korean: ko 레온
Latin: la Legio
Latvian: lv Leona
Lithuanian: lt Leonas m
Marathi: mr लेओन n
Portuguese: pt Leão
Russian: ru Лео́н
Spanish: es León
Turkish:
Ottoman Turkish: ota لیون Liyon
Ukrainian: uk Лео́н
region in northwest Spain
Arabic: ar لِيُون f liyon, archaic ar لِيُونَة f liyona
Asturian: ast Llión
Bulgarian: bg Леон m
Catalan: ca Lleó
Extremaduran: ext Lión
Greek: el Λεώνη f
Hindi: hi लेओन m
Japanese: ja レオン
Leonese: roa-leo Llión
Lithuanian: lt Leonas m
Marathi: mr लेओन m
Portuguese: pt Leão
Russian: ru Лео́н m
Spanish: es León
department of Nicaragua
Bulgarian: bg Леон m
Extremaduran: ext Lión
Lithuanian: lt Leonas m
Marathi: mr लेओन m
Spanish: es León
Etymology 3
From en br Leon and en fr Léon.
Proper noun
en Q3556993en historic en former viscounty r/Brittany in northwestern c/France.
en Q12178en cultural region dept:pref/Finistère r/Brittany c/France around the former polity.
en French.
Alternative forms
en Léon
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Leon is the 363rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 86,363 individuals. Leon is most common among Hispanic/Latino (85.21%) and White (9.99%) individuals.
Anagrams
en elno lone Noël Leno Noel leno neol. enol one L Nole noël nole noel NOEL elon Elno Elon
Breton
br:Bro-+
Pronunciation
br /ˈlewn/
Proper noun
br proper noun f
br Leon Q3556993,Q12178 Leon Léon
Synonyms
br Bro-Leon
Derived terms
br Leonad
br leoneg
br leonek
Danish
Proper noun
da proper noun
da male Leo
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Leonsson Leonsdóttir
Declension
Leon Leon Leoni Leons
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈleːɔn/
de De-Leon.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
m
de male Leo
Irish
Proper noun
m an Leoin An ga leon Leon lion
ga constellation astrology Leo
Declension
L eon eoin
See also
Latin
Etymology
la Leōn :bor grc:Λέων + 1
Proper noun
Leōn<3> m
la male Ancient Greek Leon
Declension
Leōnt<3> Leōn Leōn
Descendants
ca Leont
it Leonte
Norwegian
Proper noun
no proper noun
no male Leo
Old English
Pronunciation
Leon
Proper noun
ang proper noun form
ang Leo acc//gen sg
Old Galician-Portuguese
Alternative forms
roa-opt Leom Leone Leão
Etymology
roa-opt :inh la:Legio<alt:Legiō, Legiōne> + 1 1, from Legio VII Gemina, a Roman legion that settled in the region.
Pronunciation
roa-opt [leˈõ]
roa-opt õ 2
roa-opt león
Proper noun
m
roa-opt medieval kingdom region:the/Iberian Peninsula c/Europe Leon
E 332 http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cantigas/facsimiles/E/590small.gif ũu mõeſteiro en reino de Leon a monastery in the Kingdom of León
Proper noun
f
roa-opt city/capital kingdom:pref/Leon c/Europe Leon
E 332 http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cantigas/facsimiles/E/591small.gif un mõeſteiro que este preto de Leon a monastery close to León
Derived terms
roa-opt leonês
Related terms
roa-opt colher escolher leer lenho lenha liçon
Descendants
gl León
pt Leão
References
[[:<:]]Le[oõ]?[nm]e?[[:>:]]
roa-opt DDGM Leon
roa-opt UC Leon ~ Leone 1874
Leão 1
Old Leonese
Alternative forms
roa-ole Lejione earlier
roa-ole Llegione earlier
roa-ole Leom Fuero de León
roa-ole Lleon 14th century
Etymology
From earlier roa-ole Lejione, from roa-ole la legiō legiōnem.
Pronunciation
roa-ole /ʎeˈoŋ/
Proper noun
roa-ole proper noun
Kingdom of León
roa-ole 1283 Infante Doña Maria Carta de reconocimiento de los fueros, privilegios y franquezas del concejo de Toro por parte de D.ᵃ María, esposa del infante D. Sancho et con todos sus fueros et libertades et con todos sus derechos, finque sin ninguna contienda, á Don Sancho, mio marido, ó aquel que fuere señor del regno de Leon. and with all their privileges and freedoms and with all their rights, granted without any dispute, to Don Sancho, my husband, or he who was lord of the kingdom of Leon.
roa-ole 1226 De lo que Don Miguel con su mugier a la orden A vos don Pedro Perez, comendador maior eno regno de Leon To you, Don Pedro Perez, Commander of the Kingdom of Leon.
León (city)
roa-ole canolıgo dela egƚıa de Le͠o canon of the church of Leon
Descendants
ast Llión Lleón
roa-leo Llión
mwl Lhion
Polish
pl:+
Alternative forms
pl Lewan Kujawy
Etymology
pl :lbor la:Leō + 1 lew
Pronunciation
Pl-Leon.ogg
Proper noun
m-pr Leonia
pl male Latin < Ancient Greek Leo
Declension
Leonowie
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
ro :lbor la:Leo + 1 leu
Proper noun
m
ro male Latin
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Lȅon
Proper noun
Lȅon m-an
sh male
Further reading
Slovene
sl:
Pronunciation
Lẹ̑on
Proper noun
Lẹ̑on m-an
Leo; sl male
Declension
Léon 1 sg
Swedish
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Leon.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male Leo
Anagrams
sv elno Noel
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor es:León<ety:uder<la:legiō<t:legion>>> 2 1
Pronunciation
León
Proper noun
León leyon
tl mun p/Iloilo c/Philippines
tl a <<municipality>> and the <<capital city>> of p/León acomm/Castile and León c/Spain
tl p acomm/Castile and León c/Spain