The first name Léon

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About the first name Léon

Meaning

The name Léon traditionally means “lion”.

Historical origin

The name Léon comes from Greek leon “lion” and Latin Leo.

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Léon is one of the names whose presence in older records is partly explained by Catholic tradition and the names of saints.

Pronunciation:léonle.ɔ̃

Frequency of the first name Léon by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Léon by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name LéonLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Léon in baptisms by year.1,00075050025001665173017951860192519901665–1669 10 baptisms1720–1724 5 baptisms1760–1764 5 baptisms1765–1769 20 baptisms1775–1779 5 baptisms1780–1784 20 baptisms1785–1789 5 baptisms1790–1794 40 baptisms1795–1799 100 baptisms1800–1804 30 baptisms1805–1809 90 baptisms1810–1814 165 baptisms1815–1819 265 baptisms1820–1824 295 baptisms1825–1829 410 baptisms1830–1834 485 baptisms1835–1839 470 baptisms1840–1844 480 baptisms1845–1849 640 baptisms1850–1854 745 baptisms1855–1859 475 baptisms1860–1864 505 baptisms1865–1869 440 baptisms1870–1874 250 baptisms1875–1879 370 baptisms1880–1884 220 baptisms1885–1889 300 baptisms1890–1894 200 baptisms1895–1899 160 baptisms1900–1904 155 baptisms1905–1909 145 baptisms1910–1914 125 baptisms1915–1919 55 baptisms1920–1924 50 baptisms1925–1929 25 baptisms1930–1934 15 baptisms1935–1939 20 baptisms1940–1944 25 baptisms1945–1949 10 baptisms1950–1954 5 baptisms1955–1959 10 baptisms1990–1994 5 baptisms

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