Leo

See also: leo, LEO, Léo, Leó, leó, lẹo, -leo, and Lêô

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin leō (“lion”).

Proper noun

Leo m

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – now in the species Panthera leo.

References

• Panthera leo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Leo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

English

Signs of the Zodiac

Cancer		Virgo
English Wikipedia has an article about Leo.

The constellation Leo

Etymology

From Latin leō (“lion”), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Doublet of Leon, leu, lev, lion, and Lyon.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈliːəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈliːoʊ/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːəʊ

Proper noun

Leo (symbol ♌︎)

1. A male given name from Latin, borne by numerous saints and 13 popes.
3. (astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac, shaped approximately like a lion and containing the stars Regulus and Denebola.
5. (astrology) The zodiac sign for the Lion, ruled by the Sun and covering July 23 - August 22 (tropical astrology) or August 16 - September 15 (sidereal astrology).
6. A surname.
7. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States.
8. A ghost town in Roane County, West Virginia, United States.

Quotations

• 1953, L. P. Hartley, The Go-Between, Hamish Hamilton, published 1974, pages 49–50:

  "Yes. You see, I was born under the sign of Leo, though it's not my real name."
  "What is your real name?"
  I saw Marcus looking at me, but I couldn't refuse to tell her.
  "It's Lionel. But don't tell anyone."
  "Why not?"
  "Because it's rather a fancy name."

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “astrological sign”): Aquarius

Derived terms

• Leonian
• Leonid
• Leonis
• Mrs. Leo Hunter

Related terms

• (male given names): Leon, Lionel
• (pet form): Lee
• (female given names): Leona, Leonie

Translations

male given name

• Armenian: Լևոն (Lewon)
• Basque: Leon
• Breton: Leon (br)
• Bulgarian: Лъв m (Lǎv)
• Catalan: Lleó (ca)
• Cornish: Lew
• Czech: Lev (cs) m
• Danish: Leo
• Dutch: Leo (nl)
• Estonian: Leo (et)
• Faroese: Leo
• Finnish: Leo (fi)
• French: Léon (fr) m, Léo (fr) m
• Galician: León (gl)
• Georgian: ლევანი (ka) (levani), ლეო (leo) (hypocorism)
• German: Leo (de) m
• Greek: Λέων (el) m (Léon), Λίο (el) (Lío) (transliteration from English)
• Hebrew: אַרְיֵה (he) (aryé), לָבִיא (he) (laví), לֵאוֹן (léon)
• Hungarian: Leó (hu)
• Icelandic: Leó (is)
• Irish: León
• Italian: Leone (it) m, Leo (it) m
• Japanese: レオ (Reo)
• Korean: 레오 (Re'o)
• Latin: Leo (la)
• Latvian: Leons m
• Lithuanian: Leonas (lt) m
• Macedonian: Лав m (Lav)
• Maltese: Ljun m
• Norwegian: Leo (no)
• Occitan: Leon, Lon m, Lèu m, Leu m
• Polish: Leon (pl), Lew (pl) m
• Portuguese: Leão (pt)
• Romanian: Leon
• Russian: Лев (ru) m (Lev) (cognate), Лео́н (ru) m (León) (cognate), Ле́о (ru) m (Léo) (transliteration)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Ла̏в m

  Roman: Lȁv m

• Slovak: Lev m
• Slovene: Lèv (sl) m, Léon (sl) m
• Spanish: León (es)
• Swedish: Leo (sv)
• Ukrainian: Лев m (Lev)
• Vietnamese: Lêô
• Welsh: Leo

constellation

• Amharic: አንበሳ m (ʾänbäsa)
• Arabic: بُرْج الْأَسَد (burj al-ʔasad), الْأَسَد m (al-ʔasad)
• Aramaic:

  Classical Syriac: ܐܲܪܝܵܐ

• Armenian: Առյուծ (Aṙyuc)
• Azerbaijani: Şir
• Bengali: সিংহ (bn) (śiṅho)
• Bulgarian: Лъв m (Lǎv)
• Catalan: Lleó (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 狮子座 (zh) (Shīzizuò)

• Cornish: an Lew
• Danish: Løven
• Dutch: Leo (nl)
• Esperanto: Leono
• Estonian: Lõvi (et)
• Finnish: Leijona (fi), Jalopeura (fi)
• French: Lion (fr) m
• Galician: León (gl)
• German: Löwe (de) m
• Greek: Λέων (el) m (Léon)

  Ancient: Λέων m (Léōn)

• Hebrew: אַרְיֵה (he) (aryé)
• Hindi: सिंह (hi) m (sĩh)
• Hungarian: Oroszlán (hu)
• Ido: Leono (io)
• Indonesian: Leo
• Irish: an Leon m
• Italian: Leone (it) m
• Japanese: 獅子座 (ja) (ししざ, shishiza), しし座 (ja) (ししざ, shishiza)
• Kazakh: Арыстан (Arystan)
• Korean: 사자(獅子)자리 (ko) (Sajajari)
• Latin: Leo (la)
• Latvian: Lauva m
• Low German:

  German Low German: Lööv m

• Macedonian: Лав m (Lav)
• Malay: Singa, Asad, Leo
• Maltese: Leo
• Manx: Yn Corran m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Løven (no) m or f

  Nynorsk: Løva f

• Polish: Lew (pl) m
• Portuguese: Leão (pt) m, Leo (pt) m
• Romanian: Leul m
• Russian: Лев (ru) m (Lev)
• Sanskrit: सिंह (sa) m (siṃha)
• Scottish Gaelic: an Leòmhann m
• Slovene: Lèv (sl) m
• Spanish: Leo (es) m, León (es) m
• Swedish: Lejonet (sv)
• Tagalog: Halimaw
• Telugu: సింహరాశి (te) (siṁharāśi), సింహము (te) (siṁhamu), సింహం (te) (siṁhaṁ)
• Thai: สิงโต (th) (sǐng-dtoo), สิงห์ (th) (sǐng)
• Tibetan: སེང་གེ (seng ge)
• Turkish: Aslan (tr)
• Ukrainian: Лев m (Lev)
• Urdu: سنہ m (sinh)
• Vietnamese: Sư Tử
• Welsh: y Llew m

astrological sign

• Afrikaans: Leeu (af)
• Albanian: Luani m
• Arabic: بُرْج الْأَسَد (burj al-ʔasad), الْأَسَد m (al-ʔasad)
• Aramaic:

  Classical Syriac: ܐܲܪܝܵܐ

• Armenian: Առյուծ (Aṙyuc)
• Asturian: Lleo, Lleón (ast) m
• Azerbaijani: Şir
• Bashkir: Арыҫлан (Arıślan)
• Bulgarian: Лъв m (Lǎv)
• Burmese: သိဟ် (my) (sih)
• Catalan: Lleó (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 狮子座 (zh) (shīzizuò)

• Cornish: an Lew
• Czech: Lev (cs) m
• Danish: Løven c
• Dutch: Leeuw (nl) m
• Esperanto: Leono
• Estonian: Lõvi (et)
• Finnish: Leijona (fi)
• French: Lion (fr) m
• Galician: León (gl)
• Georgian: ლომი (lomi)
• German: Löwe (de) m
• Greek: Λέων (el) m (Léon)

  Ancient: Λέων m (Léōn)

• Hebrew: אַרְיֵה (he) (aryé)
• Hindi: सिंह (hi) m (sĩh)
• Hungarian: Oroszlán (hu)
• Irish: an Leon m
• Italian: Leone (it) m
• Japanese: 獅子宮 (ja) (ししきゅう, shishikyū)
• Kazakh: Арыстан (Arystan)
• Korean: 사자궁(獅子宮) (ko) (Sajagung)
• Latvian: Lauva f
• Low German:

  German Low German: Lööv m

• Luxembourgish: Léiw (lb) m
• Macedonian: лав (mk) m (lav)
• Malay: Singa, Asad, Leo
• Maltese: Ljun
• Manx: Yn Corran m
• Middle Persian: 𐭱𐭢𐭫 (šgl)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Løven (no) m or f

  Nynorsk: Løva f

• Persian: شیر (fa) (šir), لیو (fa) (liv)
• Polish: Lew (pl) m
• Portuguese: Leão (pt) m
• Romanian: Leu m
• Russian: Лев (ru) m (Lev)
• Sanskrit: सिंह (sa) m (siṃha)
• Scottish Gaelic: an Leòmhann m
• Slovene: Lèv (sl) m
• Spanish: Leo (es) m
• Swahili: Asadi, Simba
• Swedish: Lejonet (sv)
• Tagalog: Halimaw
• Telugu: సింహరాశి (te) (siṁharāśi), సింహము (te) (siṁhamu), సింహం (te) (siṁhaṁ)
• Thai: สิงห์ (th) (sǐng)
• Turkish: Aslan (tr)
• Ukrainian: Лев m (Lev)
• Welsh: y Llew m

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Leo is the 4,423^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8,039 individuals. Leo is most common among White (75.37%) individuals.

Noun

Leo (plural Leos)

1. Someone with a Leo star sign
2. A Leonberger

Synonyms

• Leonian

Translations

Someone with a Leo star sign

• Bulgarian: лъв (bg) (lǎv)
• Catalan: lleó (ca) m or f, leo (ca) m or f
• Danish: løve (da) c
• Esperanto: leonulo, leonulino
• Estonian: lõvi (et)
• Finnish: leijona (fi)
• French: Lion (fr)
• Galician: león (gl)
• German: Löwe (de) m
• Greek: λέων (el) m (léon)
• Hindi: सिंह (hi) m (sĩh)
• Low German:

  German Low German: Lööv m

• Macedonian: лав (mk) m (lav)
• Norwegian: løve (no)
• Portuguese: leonino (pt)
• Romanian: Leu m
• Russian: лев (ru) m (lev)
• Swedish: lejon (sv) n
• Ukrainian: лев (uk) m (lev)

See also

• Leo Minor

References

• Leo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Loe, loe, ole, EOL, -ole, 'Ole, OEL, LoE, elo, olé, OLE, Elo

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːo/, [ˈleːʊ]

Proper noun

Leo

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leo

Related terms

• Leon

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin leō (“lion”), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn, “lion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleː.oː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Leo
• Rhymes: -eːoː

Proper noun

Leo m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leo

Related terms

• Leon

Faroese

Proper noun

Leo m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Leo: Leosson
• daughter of Leo: Leosdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Leo
Accusative	Leo
Dative	Leo
Genitive	Leos

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin leō (“lion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleo/, [ˈle̞o̞]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Hyphenation^(key): Leo

Proper noun

Leo

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leo

Declension

Inflection of Leo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Leo	Leot
genitive		Leon	Leojen
partitive		Leoa	Leoja
illative		Leoon	Leoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Leo	Leot
accusative	nom.	Leo	Leot
	gen.	Leon
genitive		Leon	Leojen
partitive		Leoa	Leoja
inessive		Leossa	Leoissa
elative		Leosta	Leoista
illative		Leoon	Leoihin
adessive		Leolla	Leoilla
ablative		Leolta	Leoilta
allative		Leolle	Leoille
essive		Leona	Leoina
translative		Leoksi	Leoiksi
abessive		Leotta	Leoitta
instructive		—	Leoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Leo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Leoni Leoni accusative nom. Leoni Leoni gen. Leoni genitive Leoni Leojeni partitive Leoani Leojani inessive Leossani Leoissani elative Leostani Leoistani illative Leooni Leoihini adessive Leollani Leoillani ablative Leoltani Leoiltani allative Leolleni Leoilleni essive Leonani Leoinani translative Leokseni Leoikseni abessive Leottani Leoittani instructive — — comitative — Leoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Leosi Leosi accusative nom. Leosi Leosi gen. Leosi genitive Leosi Leojesi partitive Leoasi Leojasi inessive Leossasi Leoissasi elative Leostasi Leoistasi illative Leoosi Leoihisi adessive Leollasi Leoillasi ablative Leoltasi Leoiltasi allative Leollesi Leoillesi essive Leonasi Leoinasi translative Leoksesi Leoiksesi abessive Leottasi Leoittasi instructive — — comitative — Leoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Leomme Leomme accusative nom. Leomme Leomme gen. Leomme genitive Leomme Leojemme partitive Leoamme Leojamme inessive Leossamme Leoissamme elative Leostamme Leoistamme illative Leoomme Leoihimme adessive Leollamme Leoillamme ablative Leoltamme Leoiltamme allative Leollemme Leoillemme essive Leonamme Leoinamme translative Leoksemme Leoiksemme abessive Leottamme Leoittamme instructive — — comitative — Leoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Leonne Leonne accusative nom. Leonne Leonne gen. Leonne genitive Leonne Leojenne partitive Leoanne Leojanne inessive Leossanne Leoissanne elative Leostanne Leoistanne illative Leoonne Leoihinne adessive Leollanne Leoillanne ablative Leoltanne Leoiltanne allative Leollenne Leoillenne essive Leonanne Leoinanne translative Leoksenne Leoiksenne abessive Leottanne Leoittanne instructive — — comitative — Leoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Leonsa Leonsa accusative nom. Leonsa Leonsa gen. Leonsa genitive Leonsa Leojensa partitive Leoaan Leoansa Leojaan Leojansa inessive Leossaan Leossansa Leoissaan Leoissansa elative Leostaan Leostansa Leoistaan Leoistansa illative Leoonsa Leoihinsa adessive Leollaan Leollansa Leoillaan Leoillansa ablative Leoltaan Leoltansa Leoiltaan Leoiltansa allative Leolleen Leollensa Leoilleen Leoillensa essive Leonaan Leonansa Leoinaan Leoinansa translative Leokseen Leoksensa Leoikseen Leoiksensa abessive Leottaan Leottansa Leoittaan Leoittansa instructive — — comitative — Leoineen Leoinensa

Statistics

• Leo is the 59^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 12,748 male individuals (and as a middle name to 5,245 more), and also belongs to 35 female individuals (and as a middle name to 16 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Elo, elo, ole

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈleːo]

• Audio (Austria):

  (file)

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Le‧o

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Leo

1. Short for Leopold, a a male given name
2. Short for Leonhard, a a male given name
3. a male given name, feminine equivalent Leonie or Leoni, equivalent to English Leo; variant form Leon

Etymology 2

From Old High German lēo (“shelter”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw.

Noun

Leo n (strong, genitive Leos, plural Leos)

1. (Austria, playground games) base (a safe zone in the children's game of tag)
2. (Austria, by extension, somewhat humorous) any kind of safe zone

Declension

Declension of Leo [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Leo	die	Leos
genitive	eines	des	Leos	der	Leos
dative	einem	dem	Leo	den	Leos
accusative	ein	das	Leo	die	Leos

Further reading

• “Leo” in Duden online
• “Leo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Leo” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Latin

Etymology

From lēo (“lion”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈleː.o/, [ˈɫ̪eːɔ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.o/, [ˈlɛːo]

Proper noun

Lēo m sg (genitive Lēonis); third declension

1. Leo, one of the constellations of the Zodiac

Norwegian

Proper noun

Leo

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leo. Variant: Leon

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛw/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin leō (“lion”).

Alternative forms

• Leão

Proper noun

Leo m

1. (astronomy) Leo (constellation)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Leo m

1. pet form of Leonardo

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛɔ/

Proper noun

Leo m pers (genitive singular Lea, nominative plural Leovia, declension pattern of chlap)

1. a diminutive of the male given names Leonard or Leopold

Declension

Declension of Leo

	singular	plural
nominative	Leo	Leovia
genitive	Lea	Leov
dative	Leovi	Leom
accusative	Lea	Leov
locative	Leovi	Leoch
instrumental	Leom	Leami

Further reading

• “Leonard”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
• “Leopold”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleo/ [ˈle.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: Le‧o

Proper noun

Leo m

1. (astronomy, astrology) Leo (constellation)

   Synonym: León

2. (astrology) Leo (zodiac sign)
3. a diminutive of the male given name Leonardo

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Leo c (genitive Leos)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Leo, from Latin leō (“lion”), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈleo/ [ˈlɛː.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: Le‧o

Proper noun

Leo (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜌᜓ)

1. (astronomy) Leo (constellation)

   Synonym: Halimaw

2. (astrology) Leo (zodiac sign)

   Synonym: Halimaw

Further reading

• “Leo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018