Latin · Boy name
Leo
“lion”
About the name Leo
Leo is a Latin name meaning lion, from leo, itself borrowed from the Greek leon. It was carried by thirteen popes, beginning with Pope Leo the Great, remembered for meeting Attila the Hun and persuading him to turn back from Italy. Byzantine emperors also bore the name. The Russian writer Leo Tolstoy was known at home as Lev, the Slavic equivalent, and Leo is the zodiac sign of the lion. Leon is the Greek-derived form, and Léo is the French spelling.
- Meaning
- lion
- Origin
- Latin
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- LEE-oh(2 syl.)
Middle names for Leo
- Leo James
- Leo Alexander
- Leo Thomas
- Leo Henry
- Leo Gabriel
Questions about Leo
- What does Leo mean?
- Leo is a Latin name meaning "lion".
- How do you pronounce Leo?
- Leo is pronounced LEE-oh, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Leo?
- Variants of Leo include Léo, Leon, Lev, Lio.
More names like this: Latin baby names