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Leon

name
/ˈli.ɑn/US/ˈliː.ɒn/UK

Etymology

From Spanish León, from Latin legiō (“legion”), named for the Legio VII Gemina, 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 Juan Ponce de Leon. The Texan county is named for Martin de Leon, 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 Mexican–American War David Camden de Leon after it was discovered that Iowa already had a city named Independence. The Kansan town was named for the one in Iowa. The California town was named for the nearby Leon Mine. Doublet of legion via Old French.

  1. derived from Léon
  2. derived from Λέων
  3. borrowed from Leo

Definitions

  1. A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.

  2. A surname from Latin.

  3. A city in northwestern Spain, the former capital of the Kingdom of Leon.

  4. ›+ 21 more definitions

    1. A former polity in the Iberian Peninsula, a kingdom with the city as its capital.

    2. A province of Castile and León, Spain around the city.

    3. A historical region of Spain around the province.

    4. A surname from Spanish.

    5. A municipality and village in Doctor Manuel Belgrano department, Jujuy province,…

      A municipality and village in Doctor Manuel Belgrano department, Jujuy province, Argentina, properly León.

    6. A department of Nicaragua.

    7. A city in Guanajuato, Mexico.

    8. A city, the county seat of Decatur County, Iowa, United States.

    9. A city in Butler County, Kansas, United States.

    10. A town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States.

    11. A town in Love County, Oklahoma, United States.

    12. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States.

    13. A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States.

    14. A river in Texas, United States.

    15. A lake in Texas, United States.

    16. A former town in San Diego County, California, United States.

    17. Ellipsis of Leon County, a county in Florida around the state capital Tallahassee.

    18. Ellipsis of Leon County, a county in Texas around Centerville.

    19. A former viscounty in Brittany, in northwestern France.

    20. A cultural region of the department of Finistère, Brittany, France, around the former…

      A cultural region of the department of Finistère, Brittany, France, around the former polity.

    21. A surname from French.

The neighborhood

Derived

Leona, Leon County

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA