León

See also león

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Spanish León.

Proper noun

León

1. Region in north-west Spain, now a part of the autonomous region Castilla y León.
2. A city in the region of León.
3. A department of Nicaragua.

Translations

region in north-west Spain

• Arabic: ليون (ar) (liyon) f, (archaic) ليونة (ar) (liyona) f
• Asturian: Llión (ast)
• Catalan: Lleó (ca)
• Greek: Λεώνη (el) (Leóni) f
• Japanese: レオン

• Leonese: Llión
• Portuguese: Leão (pt)
• Spanish: León (es)

department of Nicaragua

• Spanish: León (es)

Anagrams

• enol, leno, lone, noel, noël, Noel, Noël, NOEL, nole, one L

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Spanish

Etymology 1

From Latin Legio, Legionis < Legio Septima Gemina.

Proper noun

León

1. León (region, department)
2. A habitational surname.

Related terms

• leonés

Etymology 2

From Latin Leo, from Ancient Greek λέων (leōn).

Proper noun

León m

1. A male given name.
2. A patronymic surname.