What does Leo mean?

Leo means "lion; of bold people"

How do we pronounce Leo?

Leo \leo, le-o\ is a boy's name. It consists of 3 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Leo is sometimes used as a girl name definition. Its pronunciation is LIYow in English or LEHow in German 1.

1 Pronunciation for Leo: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)"

What is the origin of Leo?

Leo is a Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Czech, Greek, Hawaiian, and Polish name of Old Greek, Latin, and Germanic origin. Latin origin, Czech, English, French, German, Greek, Hawaiian, Italian, and Polish use: Derived literally from the element 'leo' meaning lion. The first name developed from the Late Latin nickname, and also from the short forms of other names starting with 'Leo-'. The name was borne by many early saints, including Pope Leo the Great (390-461), the first Pope to receive the title 'the Great'. There are at least thirteen popes with the name. The name is often associated with a 'lion-hearted' character, which is often the reason for its use. In addition, Leo is a Dutch, English, French, German, and Italian pet form of the name name Leander origin (English and German). Leo a Dutch, English, French, German, and Italian short form of the name baby name Leonard (English, German, and Polish). Leo a short form of the name Leopold meaning of name (English and German). The name Leona name (English and German) is the female equivalent of Leo. Leo is a widely used name; it has 33 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English consist of Lavi name variations, Leio meaning of name, Leon name variations (used in Czech, French, German, Greek, and Polish too), name Leonel origin, what does the name Léocadie mean, meaning of Lion, Lionel meaning of name (used in French too), nicknames for Lyo, and name Nardek meaning. Foreign variants of Leo consist of what does the name Leao mean (Portuguese), short names for Leão (Portuguese), name Leonardo meaning (Portuguese), Leonas pronounciation (Lithuanian), Leone meaning (Italian), name Leonek (Polish), baby name Leonello (Italian), name Leonidas meaning (Greek), Leontius meaning and origin (Greek), Leos pronounciation (Czech and Polish), what does the name Leosko mean (Czech), name Lev origin (Czech and Russian), what does the name Leva mean (Russian), Levka name variations (Russian), nicknames for Levko (Russian), name Levnek (Polish), short names for Levya (Russian), Lew definition (Russian), name Léo origin (French), Léon meaning (French and Spanish), Léonce name (French), Lio meaning and origin (Hawaiian), Liutas name (Lithuanian), and nicknames for Lleó (Catalan and Czech). Leo is popular as a baby name for boys, and it considered trendy. At the modest height of its usage in 1903, 0.492% of baby boys were given the name Leo. Its ranking then was #37. The baby name has since experienced a marked loss in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.094% and its ranking #193, enjoying a minor resurgence in the recent decade. Within all boy names in its group, Leo was the 2nd most popular after nicknames for Leonardo. In 2010, it was 36% more regularly used than Leo. Leo has in the past century been predominantly given to baby boys. In 1920, Leo as a baby boy name outnumbered its use as a girl name by 74 times.

A famous person named Leo is Author, Leo Tolstoy, born 9 September 1828 - 20 November 1910, Yasnaya Polyana, Tula Province, Russia.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Leo:

Lio meaning and origin (Hawaiian), short names for Lael (English), meaning of Lale, name Lalla origin, short names for Lalo, Lattie name variations, Lawlee name, Lawley name variations, Lawli meaning of name, short names for Lawlie, meaning of Lawly, Laya name popularity (Russian), nicknames for Layo, Lea name variations, name Leah meaning, Leao definition (Portuguese), Leelo definition, what does the name Lehi mean (English), name Leilo origin, and what does the name Lele mean.

The baby name Leo fun facts:

The name Leo in reverse order is "Oel".

The numerological value of the name Leo is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Leo?

Leo is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.21%
20130.19%
20120.15%
20110.12%
20100.10%
20090.09%
20080.08%
20070.07%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames