Leo

See also leo, Léo, and LEO

English

Signs of the Zodiac

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Etymology

From Latin leō (“lion”), from Ancient Greek λέων (leōn)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈliːəʊ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈliːoʊ/

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• Rhymes: -iəʊ

Proper noun

Leo (symbol ♌)

1. A male given name, borne by numerous saints and 13 popes.
2. (astronomy): A constellation of the zodiac, shaped approximately like a lion and containing the bright star Regulus.
3. (astrology): The zodiac sign for the Lion, ruled by the Sun and covering July 24–August 23.

Quotations

• 1953 L. P. Hartley, The Go-Between, Hamish Hamilton, 1974, page 49-50

  "Yes. You see, I was born under the sign of Leo, though it's not my real name."

  "What is your real name?"

  I saw Marcus looking at me, but I couldn't refuse to tell her.

  "It's Lionel. But don't tell anyone."

  "Why not?"

  "Because it's rather a fancy name."

Antonyms

• (astrological sign): Aquarius

Derived terms

• Leonian
• Leonid
• Leonis

Related terms

• ( male given names): Leon, Lionel
• (pet form): Lee
• (female given names): Leona, Leonie

Translations

male given name

Armenian: Լևոն (hy) (Levon) Basque: Leon Breton: Leon Bulgarian: Лъв Catalan: Lleó Croatian: Lav (hr) Czech: Lev (cs) Danish: Leo (da) Dutch: Leo (nl) Faroese: Leo (fo) Finnish: Leo (fi) French: Léon (fr), Léo (fr) Galician: León Georgian: ლევან (Levan) German: Leo (de) Greek: Λέων (el) Hungarian: Leó (hu) Icelandic: Leó (is) Irish: León (ga)

Italian: Leone (it) m., Leo (it) m. Latin: Leo (la) Latvian: Leons Lithuanian: Leonas (lt) Macedonian: Лав (mk) (Lav) m. Maltese: Ljun m. Norwegian: Leo (no) Occitan: Leon Polish: Leon (pl) Portuguese: Leão (pt) Romanian: Leon (ro) Russian: Лев (ru) (Lev) m. (cognate), Леон (ru) (León) m. (cognate), Лео (ru) (Léo) m. (transliteration) Slovak: Lev (sk) Slovene: Lev (sl) m., Leon (sl) Spanish: León (es) Swedish: Leo (sv) Ukrainian: Лев (uk) Welsh: Leo (cy)

constellation

Arabic: برج الأسد (ar) (burj al-'ásad), الأسد (ar) (al-'ásad) m. Armenian: Առյուծ (hy) (Aṙyuç) Azeri: Şir (az) Catalan: Lleó (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 狮子座 (cmn) (shīzizuò) Danish: Løven (da) Dutch: Leo (nl) Esperanto: Leono (eo) Finnish: Leijona (fi), Jalopeura (fi) French: Lion (fr) m. German: Löwe (de) m. Greek: Λέων (el) (léon) m. Hebrew: אריה (he) (aríh) m. Hungarian: Oroszlán (hu) Ido: Leono Indonesian: Leo (id) Irish: An Leon  (ga) m. Italian: Leone (it) m.

Japanese: 獅子座 (ja), しし座 (ja) (ししざ, shishiza) Latin: Leo (la) Macedonian: Лав (mk) (Lav) m. Maltese: Leo (mt) Manx: Yn Corran (gv) m. Norwegian: Bokmål: Løven (no) m. and f. Nynorsk: Løva (no) f. Polish: Lew (pl) m. Portuguese: Leão (pt) m., Leo (pt) m. Russian: Лев (ru) (Lev) m. Scottish Gaelic: Leòmhann m. Slovene: Lev (sl) m. Spanish: Leo (es) m., León (es) m. Swedish: Lejonet (sv) Thai: กลุ่มดาวสิงโต (th) (glòom daao sĭng dtoh) Turkish: Aslan (tr) Vietnamese: Sư Tử

astrological sign

Arabic: برج الأسد (ar) (burj al-'ásad), الأسد (ar) (al-'ásad) m. Armenian: Առյուծ (hy) (Aṙyuç) Azeri: Şir (az) Catalan: Lleó Chinese: Mandarin: 狮子座 (cmn) (shīzizuò) Danish: Løven (da) c. Dutch: Leeuw (nl) m. Esperanto: Leono (eo) Finnish: Leijona (fi) French: Lion (fr) m. German: Löwe (de) m. Greek: Λέων (el) (léon) m. Hebrew: אריה (he) (aríh) m. Hungarian: Oroszlán (hu) Italian: Leone (it) m. Japanese: 獅子宮 (ja) (ししきゅう, shishikyū)

Luxembourgish: Léiw (lb) m. Macedonian: Лав (mk) (Lav) m. Maltese: Ljun Manx: Yn Corran (gv) m. Norwegian: Bokmål: Løven (no) m. and f. Nynorsk: Løva (no) f. Polish: Lew (pl) m. Portuguese: Leão (pt) m. Russian: Лев (ru) (Lev) m. Scottish Gaelic: Leòmhann m. Slovene: Lev (sl) m. Spanish: Leo (es) m. Swedish: Lejonet (sv) Turkish: Aslan (tr)

Noun

Leo (plural Leos)

1. Someone with a Leo star sign

Synonyms

• Leonian

Translations

Someone with a Leo star sign

Danish: løve (da) c. Esperanto: leonulo (eo), leonulino (eo) Greek: λέων (el) (léon) m.

Norwegian: løve (no) Russian: лев (ru) (lev) m. Swedish: lejon (sv) n.

See also

• (Western astrology signs) Western astrology sign, astrological sign, star sign; Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces ^{(Category: en:Astrology) [edit]}
• Leo Minor

Anagrams

• EOL, OEL, ole, olé, OLE

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /leːo/, [ˈleːʊ]

Proper noun

Leo

1. A male given name, cognate to Leo.

Related terms

• Leon

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈleo/
• Hyphenation: Le‧o

Proper noun

Leo

1. A male given name, cognate to English Leo.

Declension

Declension of Leo (type valo) singular plural nominative Leo Leot genitive Leon Leojen partitive Leoa Leoja accusative Leo Leon Leot inessive Leossa Leoissa elative Leosta Leoista illative Leoon Leoihin adessive Leolla Leoilla ablative Leolta Leoilta allative Leolle Leoille essive Leona Leoina translative Leoksi Leoiksi instructive – Leoin abessive Leotta Leoitta comitative – Leoineen

Anagrams

• Elo, elo, ole

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German

Proper noun

Leo

1. A male given name, cognate to Leo.

Related terms

• variants: Leon
• female given names: Leonie, Leoni

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Leo

1. A male given name, cognate to Leo. Variant: Leon.

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Spanish

Proper noun

Leo m.

1. Leo, the constellation.

Synonyms

• León

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Swedish

Proper noun

Leo

1. A male given name, cognate to Leo.