The first name Léonie

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About the first name Léonie

Meaning

The name Léonie is a form related to Léon and shares its traditional meaning: “lion”.

Historical origin

Léonie belongs to the same name family as Léon. The name Léon comes from Greek leon “lion” and Latin Leo.

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In archival records, Léonie may coexist with Léon or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:léo-nileɔn.i

Frequency of the first name Léonie by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Léonie 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 LéonieLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Léonie in baptisms by year.10075502501760180918581907195620051760–1764 4 baptisms1840–1844 4 baptisms1845–1849 8 baptisms1855–1859 12 baptisms1860–1864 32 baptisms1865–1869 72 baptisms1870–1874 28 baptisms1875–1879 48 baptisms1880–1884 56 baptisms1885–1889 64 baptisms1890–1894 56 baptisms1895–1899 48 baptisms1900–1904 44 baptisms1905–1909 4 baptisms1910–1914 16 baptisms1915–1919 20 baptisms1920–1924 12 baptisms1925–1929 8 baptisms1930–1934 16 baptisms1950–1954 4 baptisms1980–1984 4 baptisms1985–1989 4 baptisms1990–1994 8 baptisms1995–1999 4 baptisms2000–2004 4 baptisms2005–2009 8 baptisms

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