Leo Name Meaning

Leo meaning

Name :

Leo

Gender :

Masculine

Meaning of Leo :

Used in country/religion :

American , Australian , British , Chinese , Czechoslovakian , Danish , Dutch , English , Finnish , French , German , Greek , Hebrew , Indonesian , Italian , Jamaican , Latin , Polish , Portuguese , Swedish , Swiss , Teutonic

Variant Names of Leo:

Lee, Leon, Leoncio, Leonel, Leonello, Leontios, Lev, Lion And Lyon., Lee, Leon, Leoncio, Leonel, Leonello, Leontios, Lev, Lion And Lyon, Lee, Leon, Leoncio, , Leonek, Leszek, Lee, Leon, Leoncio, Leonel, Leonello, Leontios, Lev, Lion And Lyon, Lenard, Lenn, Lennard, Lennart

Rhyming Names of Leo:

Achilleo, Ameleo, Amileo, Angleo, Aquileo, Basileo, Calleo, Chleo, Cleo

Names Similar to Leo :

Leoma, Leonora, Leon, Leonard, Leonardo, Leopold, Leof, Leoma, Leontyne, Leofric

Popularity Rank :

Leo name was top ranked at 63 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 91 position in American during year 2015

Name Leo has been Most Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 376 position. 186833 numbers of people were named Leo so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

Leo Numerology :

Personality No. 3. People with name Leo are jovial & love to talk. They also love children & pets. They are creative & try to do too many things. They must express themselves. They are very social & great uplifters. Person with Leo having 3 as Personality number are ambitious & philosophical. They are versatile & have an optimistic attitude. They are zealous & conscientious. More Numerology

More About Name : Leo

Late Latin name meaning "lion", ultimately from Greek λεων (leon). This was the name of 13 popes and several Byzantine emperors.

Leo is the fifth astrological sign of the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Leo.
The name was borne by many early saints, including Pope Leo the Great (390-461), the first Pope to receive the title 'the Great'. There are at least thirteen popes with the name. The name is often associated with a 'lion-hearted' character, which is often the reason for its use.
Variants are Leon, Lee, Leoncio, Leonello, Leonelo, Leontios, Lev, Lion and Lyon. It is the fifth sign of the zodiac
In German it means Of bold people, Brave,Hardy, Man of people
A Late Latin name derived from leo (a lion). Leo is also used as a short form of any of the names using it as a beginning element.
This name was taken from the Latin noun 'leo', meaning 'lion' (itself from the Greek 'leon').
Saint Leo the Great who asserted the dominance of the Roman bishops over all others in the 5th century. It was also borne six Byzantine emperors and five Armenian kings.

Name Analysis of Leo

Character Analysis of Leo : Persons with the name Leo, are Charismatic, cheeky and sociable fun-lovers, adaptable to change and adore colorful bright surroundings. With a gift of communication skills they are inspiration, cheerful optimism and joy. They loves life and wants and needs to share their enthusiasm with those around them. They tend to be the 'joker' and have a wonderful sense of humour.

Love Life of Leo : Persons are, sometimes too idealistic and attracted to Persons who have problems and looking for a support.

Name Letter Analysis of Leo

L : Persons are very heady, and tend to over think rather than experience life

E : Persons are freedom-loving, sensual and enthusiastic

O : Persons know where the moral high ground is, and always try to take it

Astrological (Vedic) Aspect of Name Leo

Acoording to vedic astrology , Rashi for the name Leo is Mesh and Moon sign associated with the name Leo is Aries.

The name Leo has Fire element. Mars is the Ruling Planet for the name Leo . The name Leo having moon sign as Aries is represented by The Ram and considered as Cardinal .

Normally, people with the name Leo are energetic, courageous and determined.

Other name options, having Aries moon sign are name starting with : Chu, Cho, La, Che,Lee, Lu, Le, Lo,Li, A, I,Ee.

Nakshatra (Vedic) of Name Leo

The name Leo is suitable for baby born in Bharani nakshatra

Bharani Nakshatra: "The bearer"

Lord: Shukra (Venus)
Symbol: Yoni, the female organ of reproduction
Deity: Yama, god of death or Dharma
Indian zodiac: 13° 20' - 26°40' Mesha
Western zodiac 9° 20' - 22° 40' Taurus

Other name options, having Bharani nakashatra are name starting with : Li, Lu, Le, Lo.

Famous Name Leo

Leo Duyndam

was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer.
Karl Leo

is a German physicist. Leo works in the field of semiconductor optics and the physics of thin organic films. In 1992 he discovered Bloch oscillations in a semiconductor superlattice. His work on organic semiconductors led to Organic Light Emitting Diodes with the highest power efficiencies reported and to Organic Solar Cells with leading efficiency values. In 2002 he won the Leibniz award, which is Germany's most prestigious scientific award.

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