What does Leona mean?

Leona means "lion; strong brave man, man of people; bright one, shining one"

How do we pronounce Leona?

Leona \leo-na, le-ona\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Leona is pronounced LiyOWNah (English) or LEHowNaa (German) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Leona: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Leona?

Leona has its origins in the Old Greek and Latin languages. It is used largely in English and German. Latin origin: Derived from the word leo with the meaning 'lion'. The generic name has been used by various popes. Also from the Roman nickname. In addition, Leona is a form of the English Helen meaning and origin. Leona is also an English form of the English and Italian nicknames for Leandra. Leona is the feminine equivalent of the Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Czech, Greek, Hawaiian, and Polish baby name Leo. The name Leona is used to a great extent; it has 52 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name consist of Leeona name popularity, name Leeowna meaning, Lenia name, name Lenna meaning, meaning of Leoine, what does the name Leola mean, Leoma meaning, Leonarda meaning and origin, Leonda meaning and origin, Leondra meaning and origin, Leondrea pronounciation, baby name Leone, nicknames for Leonea, Leonee meaning and origin, Leonel name popularity, Leonela name popularity, Leonelle meaning, Leonia pronounciation, Leonice meaning, Leonicia meaning, baby name Leonila, what does the name Leonine mean, what does the name Leonissa mean, what does the name Leonlina mean, Leonline meaning of name, Leontin meaning of name, name Leontina, Leontine pronounciation, name Leontyna meaning, nicknames for Leontyne, Leota meaning of name, Leowna pronounciation, name Liona meaning (used in Hawaiian too), nicknames for Lione, nicknames for Loni, Lyonene meaning and origin, what does the name Lyonet mean, Lyoneta meaning, name Lyonetta, and Lyonette pronounciation. Other English forms consist of the shortenings Leo name variations and Lona meaning (used in German too), the familiar forms Lennie meaning of name and Leonie name (used in German too), and the spelling variant Leonna name variations. Forms used in foreign languages consist of the German short names for Leoni, the Italian name Leonilda origin, the Italian Leonita name, the French name Léoni origin, the French name Léonie, and the French what does the name Léonne mean. The shortening Lone definition (German) is another foreign form. Leona is an all-time favorite. Currently it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but to a lesser degree than it was before. At the peak of its usage in 1905, 0.349% of baby girls were named Leona. It was #69 in rank then. The baby name has suffered a substantial drop in frequency since then, and is in recent times of only very modest use. In 2010, it ranked at #993 with a usage of 0.013%. Out of the family of girl names directly related to Leona, what does the name Helen mean was the most frequently used. The name was thrice as popular as Leona in 2010. The name Leona has primarily been a baby girl name, although it has also been given to boys in the last century. In 1910, 47 times more baby girls than boys were given the name Leona.

A famous person named Leona is Business Personality, Leona Helmsley, born 1920 - 20 August 2007, New York, New York.

List of baby names that sound like Leona:

the name Laenyll meaning of name, the English name Lahoma, the name Lainy pronounciation, the name short names for Lajeanne, the name name Lalaena origin, the name baby name Lalaina, the name meaning of Lalanee, the name name Lalaney, the name what does the name Lalani mean, the name name Lalanie meaning, the name name Lalany meaning, the name short names for Laleama, the name name Laleamah meaning, the name Laleema name popularity, the name Laleemah meaning and origin, the name name Laleima, the name baby name Laleimah, the name meaning of Lalyma, the name Lalymah name variations, and the English Lamaya meaning of name.

The baby name Leona fun facts:

The name Leona in reverse order is "Anoel".

The numerological value of the name Leona is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Leona?

Leona is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames