leon
/ˈli.ɑn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
name
A surname from Latin.
name
A province of Castile and León, Spain around the city.
name
A historical region of Spain around the province.
name
A municipality and village in Doctor Manuel Belgrano department, Jujuy province, Argentina, properly León.
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin Leo and leo (“lion”), from Ancient Greek Λέων (Léōn) and λέων (léōn, “lion”), likely ultimately from a non-Indo-European language. Sometimes via other related languages such as French Léon and sometimes as a diminutive of related names such as Leonard and Leonardo.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈli.ɑn/
- British English: /ˈliː.ɒn/