Leone
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning lion; a form of Leo or Leona.
Leone by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Leone. In the US, 19 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 253 babies in 1916, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Leo
Like Leone, each of these traces back to Leo: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Leonalioness; feminine form of Leo555 in the US (2017)
- Lievheart; lion; a form of Lev or Leo41 in the US (2017)
- Liolion; a short form of Leo9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leovannilion; a blended form of Leo and Giovanni11 in the US (2017)
- Leo-Jameslion; form of Leo combined with James10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lenosmooth, soft cloth; a form of Leo7 in the US (2017)
- Leo-Jaylion; a form of Leo with Jay7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leonciolion-like; a form of Leo7 in the US (2017)
Other names that come from Leona
Like Leone, each of these traces back to Leona: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Leonalioness; feminine form of Leo555 in the US (2017)
- Leoniea form of Leona; lioness64 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lennabright light; short form of Helena or variant of Leona57 in the US (2017)
- Leonnalioness; a form of Leona or Leonie37 in the US (2017)
- Leonelalittle lion; diminutive form of Leona16 in the US (2017)
- Lonnanoble ready; a form of Leona8 in the US (2017)
- Leonahlion; a form of Leona6 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leone. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Leonlion526 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leonellittle lion; variant of Lionel898 in the US (2017)
- Lionellittle lion456 in the US (2017)
- Laynefrom the lane; a form of Lane443 in the US (2017)
- Lennybrave lion; diminutive of Leonard370 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lenniestrong lion; a form of Leonard210 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Leone
Names that are said the same way as Leone, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a lion
Like Leone, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Leone
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