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[ 2 syll. leo(n), le-on ] The boy name Leon is pronounced LIYaaN †. Leon has its origins in the Old Greek, Latin, and Germanic languages, and it is used largely in English, Czech, German, French, Italian, Polish, and Spanish. Leon is a variation (English) of the English and German Leander. Leon is also a variation (Czech, English, and German) of the Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Czech, and Hawaiian Leo. Leon is also a variation (English, French, German, Italian, Polish, and Spanish) of the English Leonard. See also the related form, the name Neon. Leon is an all-time favorite. Today it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was previously. At the modest height of its usage in 1918, 0.233% of baby boys were named Leon. It ranked at #77 then. The baby name has since experienced a substantial drop in frequency, and in recent times it is of only occasional use. In 2008, it ranked at #502 with a usage of 0.025%, but it was nevertheless the 2nd most popular after Leo, within all boy names in its group. The name was thrice as popular as Leon in 2008. Baby names that sound like Leon include the French and Spanish Léon, the name Lamon, the English Lani, the name Lanney, the name Lanni, the name Lannie, the English Lanny, the name Lanu, the Finnish Launo, the name Lelan, the English Lennie, the name Lenno, the English, Scottish, and German Lenny, the name Leno, the Italian Leone, the Irish Liam, the Italian Lino, the English Lion, the name Loman, and the English Lonnie. Details of famous persons named Leon:
† Pronunciation for Leon: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
