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

English

Signs of the Zodiac
Cancer Virgo
English Wikipedia has an article about 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 14 popes.
    • 2025 May 8, Lauren Kent, Christopher Lamb, Rob Picheta, Christian Edwards and Kara Fox, “Robert Prevost elected as first American pope and takes the name Leo XIV”, in CNN‎[1]:
      The newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears before the crowds in St. Peter's Square, saying they must "seek together to be a missionary church. A church that builds bridges and dialogue."
  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.

Antonyms

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

Derived terms

Translations

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Leo is the 4,423rd 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

Translations

See also

References


Zodiac signs and symbols (layout · text)

Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Cancer

Leo
Virgo
Libra
Scorpio

Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛo]

Proper noun

Leo m anim

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Leo (masculine animate in -o)
singular plural
nominative Leo Leové
genitive Lea Leů
dative Leovi, Leu Leům
accusative Lea Ley
vocative Leo Leové
locative Leovi, Leu Leech
instrumental Leem Ley

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leːo/, [ˈleːʊ]

Proper noun

Leo

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leo

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

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
  • Syllabification(key): Le‧o
  • 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 59th 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

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈleːo]
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Le‧o

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Leo

  1. a male given name, clipping of Leopold
  2. a male given name, clipping of Leonhard
  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 leō (“lion”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Leō m sg (genitive Leōnis); third declension

  1. Leo, one of the constellations of the Zodiac

See also

Zodiac signs in Latin (layout · text)

Ariēs
Taurus
Geminī
Cancer

Leō
Virgō
Lībra
Scorpiō

Sagittārius
Capricornus
Aquārius
Piscēs

Norwegian

Proper noun

Leo

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leo; variant form Leon

Old English

Proper noun

Leo m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leo
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCC.XCVII Hēr Rōmane Leone þām papan his tungan forcurfon ⁊ his ēagan āstungon, ⁊ hine of his setle āflīemdon, ⁊ þā sōna eft, Gode fultomiendum, hē meahte ġesēon ⁊ sprēcan ⁊ eft was papa swā hē ǣr wæs.
      Year 797 In this year the Romans cut out the tongue of Pope Leo [III] and gouged out his eyes and drove him from his throne. And soon, through God's help, he was able to see and speak again, and became pope again just like he was before.
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCCXIII Hēr Wulfrǣd arċebisċeop mid bletsunge Leon þǣs papan hwearf eft tō his āgnum bisċeopdōme. ⁊ þȳ ġēare ġehergode Eċġbriht cing on Westwēalas frām ēasteweardum ōþ westwearde.
      Year 813 In this year Archbishop Wulfred returned to his own bishopdom with the blessing of Pope Leo [III]. And in that year King Edgebright ravaged Cornwall from the east to the west.
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCCXIIII Hēr Leo sē æþela papa ⁊ sē hālga forðferde, ⁊ æfter him Stephanus feng tō rīċe.
      Year 814 In this year the noble and holy Pope Leo [III] died, and Stephen became pope after him.

Declension

singular plural
nominative Leo —
accusative Leon —
genitive Leon —
dative Leone —

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin leō (“lion”).

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Leo m

  1. (astronomy) Leo (constellation)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Leo m

  1. pet form of Leonardo

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈleɔ]

Proper noun

Leo m pers

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

Declension

Declension of Leo
(pattern chlap)
singularplural
nominativeLeoLeovia
genitiveLeaLeov
dativeLeoviLeom
accusativeLeaLeov
locativeLeoviLeoch
instrumentalLeomLeami

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, 2003–2025
  • “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, 2003–2025

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

See also

Zodiac signs in Spanish · signo del zodíaco (layout · text)

Aries
Tauro
Géminis
Cáncer

Leo
Virgo
Libra
Escorpio

Sagitario
Capricornio
Acuario
Piscis

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). Doublet of leon.

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

See also

Zodiac signs in Tagalog · signo ng sodyako (layout · text)

Aryes, Tupa
Tawro, Damulag
Heminis, Kambal
Kanser, Alimango

Leo, Halimaw
Birgo, Dalaga
Libra, Timbangan
Eskorpiyo, Alakdan

Sahitaryo, Mamamana
Kaprikorniyo, Kambing
Akwaryo, Manunubig
Pisis, Isda

Further reading

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