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Leontios - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Leontios

[ syll. leo-(n)tios, le-onti-os ] The boy name Leontios is pronounced as LIY-N-SHOWZ KEY. Leontios is used chiefly in the Greek language and it is derived from Latin origins. The name is of the meaning lion. Leontius (Latin) is an original form of Leontios. The name Leontius was borne by various early saints and martyrs. The name Leontina (German and Italian) is the female form of Leontios. Leoncio (Spanish), Leonti (Russian), Leonzio (Italian), and Léonce (French) are variants of Leontios.

Leontios is an unusual baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Leontios include Lanzo (Italian and German), Lauence (English), Lenas (Lithuanian), Lencho (Spanish), Lenci (Hungarian), Lennox (English and Scottish), Lenox (English), Leonas (Lithuanian), Leonek (Polish), Leons (Latvian), Léonce (French), Linek (Polish), Linsey (English), Linsy (English), Linus (English and German), Linzi (English), Lonzo (Spanish), Lorenzo (Italian and Spanish), Luong (Vietnamese), and Lynsey (English).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Leontios: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"


 
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