Leon

Derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion". During the Christian era this Greek name was merged with the Latin cognate Leo, with the result that the two forms are used somewhat interchangeably across European languages. In England during the Middle Ages this was a common name among Jews. A famous bearer was Leon Trotsky (1879-1940), a Russian Communist revolutionary.

EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Leon, Leontios, Leontius
ARMENIAN: Levon
CROATIAN: Leo, Leon
CZECH: Leoš
DANISH: Leo
DUTCH: Leo, Leon
ENGLISH: Leo, Leon
FINNISH: Leo
FRENCH: Léo, Léon, Léonce
GEORGIAN: Levan
GERMAN: Leo, Leon
ITALIAN: Leone, Leonzio
LATE ROMAN: Leo
LITHUANIAN: Leonas
NORWEGIAN: Leo
POLISH: Leon, Lew
RUSSIAN: Leonti, Leontiy, Leonty, Lev, Lyov
SLOVENE: Leon
SPANISH: León, Leoncio
SWEDISH: Leo
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Lionel
FRENCH: Lionel
FEMININE FORMS
ENGLISH: Leola, Leona, Leone, Leontyne
FRENCH: Léone, Léonne, Léontine
GERMAN: Leona
ITALIAN: Leontina
LATE ROMAN: Leontina
OTHER FORMS
DUTCH: Leonie
FRENCH: Léonie
GERMAN: Leonie
LATE ROMAN: Leonia, Leonius