Leon

Etymology 1
Ultimately from and, from  and , likely ultimately from a non-Indo-European language. Sometimes via other related languages such as and sometimes as a diminutive of related names such as  and.

Etymology 2
From, from , named for the , which settled there. In reference to the New York town and Texan river, taken from the former Spanish kingdom. The Texan lake is named for the river. The Floridian county is named for the Spanish explorer. The Texan county is named for, founder of Victoria, Texas. The town in Monroe Co., Wisconsin, was named for the Mexican city. The Iowan town was changed to honor the "Fighting Doctor" of the  after it was discovered that Iowa already had a city named. The Kansan town was named for the one in Iowa. via Old French. The California town was named for the nearby Leon Mine.

Proper noun

 * , a kingdom with the city as its capital.
 * 1)  around the city.
 * 2)  around the province.
 * , around the state capital Tallahassee.
 * , around Centerville.
 * , around the state capital Tallahassee.
 * , around Centerville.
 * , around Centerville.

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 萊昂
 * Greek:
 * Modern:
 * Japanese: レオン
 * Korean: 레온
 * Latin: Legio
 * Latvian: Leona
 * Lithuanian:
 * Marathi: लेओन
 * Ottoman Turkish: لیون
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian: Лео́н


 * Arabic: لِيُون, لِيُونَة
 * Asturian: Llión
 * Catalan:
 * Extremaduran: Lión
 * Greek:
 * Japanese: レオン
 * Leonese: Llión
 * Lithuanian:
 * Marathi: लेओन
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * Extremaduran: Lión
 * Lithuanian:
 * Marathi: लेओन
 * Spanish:

Etymology 3
From and.

Proper noun

 * , reckoned as either a county or viscounty.
 * 1)   around the former polity.

Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Leon is the 363rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 86,363 individuals. Leon is most common among Hispanic/Latino (85.21%) and White (9.99%) individuals.

Proper noun

 * 1) Léon, a historical region of Brittany

Usage notes
Patronymics
 * son of Leon: Leonsson
 * daughter of Leon: Leonsdóttir

Proper noun

 * 1)  Leo

Etymology
, ablative of, Legionis, from Legio septima Gemina, a Roman legion.

Proper noun

 * 1) (Kingdom of)
 * ũu mõeſteiro en reino de Leon
 * a monastery in the Kingdom of León
 * 1)  city
 * un mõeſteiro que este preto de Leon
 * a monastery close to León
 * un mõeſteiro que este preto de Leon
 * a monastery close to León

Etymology
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Proper noun

 * 1) Leo;