Leone - Meaning of Leone

What does Leone mean?

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Leone

[ 3 syll. leo-ne, le-one ] The baby boy name Leone is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. It is pronounced as Liy-OW-Niy- †. Leone is used predominantly in the Italian language and it is derived from Latin origins. Leone is a variant of Leo.

Leonello (Italian diminutive form) is a variant of Leone.

See also the related categories, latin and italian.

Leone is a rarely used baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2018, among the group of boy names directly linked to Leone, Leo was the most widely used. In the past century Leone has mostly been a girl name.

Baby names that sound like Leone include Lalanee, Lalaney, Lalani, Lamani, Lamoni, Leannán, Leilani, Lewellyn, Liwanu, Llewelin, Llewelleyn, Llewellin, Llewelyn, Llwewellin, Llywellyn, Llywellynn, Llywelyn, Luano, Lulani, and Lywanu.

† English pronunciation for Leone: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"