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Leo (male)

Variants:Leão (M) Leib (M) Leon (M) Leone (M) Leoš (M) Lev (M) Lew (M) Lleó (M) Llew (M) Löwe (M) Lyov (M)
Diminutive for:Leonard (M)
Lesser Synonym(s):Arye (M)
Feminine form:Leona (F) Leoni (F) Léonie (F) Léonne (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

English from Latin "lion" and hence signifying "bravery", i.e. "lion-heartedness".
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