# Leo
## Translingual
### Etymology

From Latin leō (“lion”).

### Proper noun

Leo m
* (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – now in the species Panthera leo.

### References

* Panthera leo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Leo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

## English
### Etymology

From Latin leō (“lion”), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Doublet of Leon, leu, lev, lion, and Lyon.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈliːəʊ/
* (US) IPA: /ˈliːoʊ/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -iːəʊ

### Proper noun

Leo (symbol ♌︎)
* A male given name from Latin, borne by numerous saints and 13 popes.
* (astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac, shaped approximately like a lion and containing the stars Regulus and Denebola.
* (astrology) The zodiac sign for the Lion, ruled by the Sun and covering July 23 - August 22 (tropical astrology) or August 16 - September 15 (sidereal astrology).
* A surname.
* An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States.
* A ghost town in Roane County, West Virginia, United States.

#### Quotations

* 1953, L. P. Hartley, The Go-Between, Hamish Hamilton, published 1974, pages 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

* (antonym(s) of “astrological sign”): Aquarius

#### Derived terms

* Leonian
* Leonid
* Leonis
* Mrs. Leo Hunter

#### Related terms

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

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Leo is the 4,423rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8,039 individuals. Leo is most common among White (75.37%) individuals.

### Noun

Leo (plural Leos)
* Someone with a Leo star sign
* A Leonberger

#### Synonyms

* Leonian

#### Translations
### See also

* Leo Minor

### References

* Leo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Zodiac signs and symbols (layout · text) :
| Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer |
| Leo | Virgo | Libra | Scorpio |
| Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces |

### Anagrams

* Loe, loe, ole, EOL, -ole, 'Ole, OEL, LoE, elo, olé, OLE, Elo

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlɛo]

### Proper noun

Leo m anim
* a male given name

#### Declension
## Danish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /leːo/, [ˈleːʊ]

### Proper noun

Leo
* a male given name, equivalent to English Leo

#### Related terms

* Leon

## Dutch
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin leō (“lion”), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn, “lion”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈleː.oː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Leo
* Rhymes: -eːoː

### Proper noun

Leo m
* a male given name, equivalent to English Leo

#### Related terms

* Leon

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Leo m
* a male given name

#### Usage notes

Patronymics
* son of Leo: Leosson
* daughter of Leo: Leosdóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Latin leō (“lion”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈleo/, [ˈle̞o̞]
* Rhymes: -eo
* Hyphenation: Leo

### Proper noun

Leo
* a male given name, equivalent to English Leo

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Leo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Leoni
Leoni
accusative
nom.
Leoni
Leoni
gen.
Leoni
genitive
Leoni
Leojeni
partitive
Leoani
Leojani
inessive
Leossani
Leoissani
elative
Leostani
Leoistani
illative
Leooni
Leoihini
adessive
Leollani
Leoillani
ablative
Leoltani
Leoiltani
allative
Leolleni
Leoilleni
essive
Leonani
Leoinani
translative
Leokseni
Leoikseni
abessive
Leottani
Leoittani
instructive
comitative
—Leoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Leosi
Leosi
accusative
nom.
Leosi
Leosi
gen.
Leosi
genitive
Leosi
Leojesi
partitive
Leoasi
Leojasi
inessive
Leossasi
Leoissasi
elative
Leostasi
Leoistasi
illative
Leoosi
Leoihisi
adessive
Leollasi
Leoillasi
ablative
Leoltasi
Leoiltasi
allative
Leollesi
Leoillesi
essive
Leonasi
Leoinasi
translative
Leoksesi
Leoiksesi
abessive
Leottasi
Leoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Leoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Leomme
Leomme
accusative
nom.
Leomme
Leomme
gen.
Leomme
genitive
Leomme
Leojemme
partitive
Leoamme
Leojamme
inessive
Leossamme
Leoissamme
elative
Leostamme
Leoistamme
illative
Leoomme
Leoihimme
adessive
Leollamme
Leoillamme
ablative
Leoltamme
Leoiltamme
allative
Leollemme
Leoillemme
essive
Leonamme
Leoinamme
translative
Leoksemme
Leoiksemme
abessive
Leottamme
Leoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Leoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Leonne
Leonne
accusative
nom.
Leonne
Leonne
gen.
Leonne
genitive
Leonne
Leojenne
partitive
Leoanne
Leojanne
inessive
Leossanne
Leoissanne
elative
Leostanne
Leoistanne
illative
Leoonne
Leoihinne
adessive
Leollanne
Leoillanne
ablative
Leoltanne
Leoiltanne
allative
Leollenne
Leoillenne
essive
Leonanne
Leoinanne
translative
Leoksenne
Leoiksenne
abessive
Leottanne
Leoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Leoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Leonsa
Leonsa
accusative
nom.
Leonsa
Leonsa
gen.
Leonsa
genitive
Leonsa
Leojensa
partitive
Leoaan Leoansa
Leojaan Leojansa
inessive
Leossaan Leossansa
Leoissaan Leoissansa
elative
Leostaan Leostansa
Leoistaan Leoistansa
illative
Leoonsa
Leoihinsa
adessive
Leollaan Leollansa
Leoillaan Leoillansa
ablative
Leoltaan Leoltansa
Leoiltaan Leoiltansa
allative
Leolleen Leollensa
Leoilleen Leoillensa
essive
Leonaan Leonansa
Leoinaan Leoinansa
translative
Leokseen Leoksensa
Leoikseen Leoiksensa
abessive
Leottaan Leottansa
Leoittaan Leoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Leoineen Leoinensa :

#### Statistics

* Leo is the 59th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 12,748 male individuals (and as a middle name to 5,245 more), and also belongs to 35 female individuals (and as a middle name to 16 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* Elo, elo, ole

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈleːo]
* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Le‧o

### Etymology 1
#### Proper noun

Leo
* Short for Leopold, a a male given name
* Short for Leonhard, a a male given name
* a male given name, feminine equivalent Leonie or Leoni, equivalent to English Leo; variant form Leon

### Etymology 2

From Old High German lēo (“shelter”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw.

#### Noun

Leo n (strong, genitive Leos, plural Leos)
* (Austria, playground games) base (a safe zone in the children's game of tag)
* (Austria, by extension, somewhat humorous) any kind of safe zone

##### Declension
### Further reading

* “Leo” in Duden online
* “Leo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “Leo” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

## Latin
### Etymology

From leō (“lion”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈle.oː/, [ˈɫ̪eoː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈle.o/, [ˈlɛːo]

### Proper noun

Leō m sg (genitive Leōnis); third declension
* Leo, one of the constellations of the Zodiac

## Old English
### Proper noun

Leo m
* a male given name, equivalent to English Leo
** The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
    An. DCC.XCVII Hēr Rōmane Leone þām papan his tungan forcurfon ⁊ his ēagan āstungon, ⁊ hine of his setle āflīemdon, ⁊ þā sōna eft, Gode fultomiendum, hē meahte ġesēon ⁊ sprēcan ⁊ eft was papa swā hē ǣr wæs.Year 797 In this year the Romans cut out the tongue of Pope Leo [III] and gouged out his eyes and drove him from his throne. And soon, through God's help, he was able to see and speak again, and became pope again just like he was before.
** The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
    An. DCCCXIII Hēr Wulfrǣd arċebisċeop mid bletsunge Leon þǣs papan hwearf eft tō his āgnum bisċeopdōme. ⁊ þȳ ġēare ġehergode Eċġbriht cing on Westwēalas frām ēasteweardum ōþ westwearde.Year 813 In this year Archbishop Wulfred returned to his own bishopdom with the blessing of Pope Leo [III]. And in that year King Edgebright ravaged Cornwall from the east to the west.
** The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
    An. DCCCXIIII Hēr Leo sē æþela papa ⁊ sē hālga forðferde, ⁊ æfter him Stephanus feng tō rīċe.Year 814 In this year the noble and holy Pope Leo [III] died, and Stephen became pope after him.

#### Declension
## Norwegian
### Proper noun

Leo
* a male given name, equivalent to English Leo; variant form Leon

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈlɛw/

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin leō (“lion”).

#### Alternative forms

* Leão

#### Proper noun

Leo m
* (astronomy) Leo (constellation)

### Etymology 2
#### Proper noun

Leo m
* pet form of Leonardo

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈleɔ]

### Proper noun

Leo m pers
* a diminutive of the male given names Leonard or Leopold

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Leonard”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
* “Leopold”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈleo/ [ˈle.o]
* Rhymes: -eo
* Syllabification: Le‧o

### Proper noun

Leo m
* (astronomy, astrology) Leo (constellation)
    Synonym: León
* (astrology) Leo (zodiac sign)
* a diminutive of the male given name Leonardo

### See also

Zodiac signs in Spanish · signo del zodíaco (layout · text) :
| Aries | Tauro | Géminis | Cáncer |
| Leo | Virgo | Libra | Escorpio |
| Sagitario | Capricornio | Acuario | Piscis |

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Leo c (genitive Leos)
* a male given name, equivalent to English Leo

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Leo, from Latin leō (“lion”), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Doublet of leon.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈleo/ [ˈlɛː.o]
* Rhymes: -eo
* Syllabification: Le‧o

### Proper noun

Leo (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜌᜓ)
* (astronomy) Leo (constellation)
    Synonym: Halimaw
* (astrology) Leo (zodiac sign)
    Synonym: Halimaw

#### See also

Zodiac signs in Tagalog · signo ng sodyako (layout · text) :
| Aryes, Tupa | Tawro, Damulag | Heminis, Kambal | Kanser, Alimango |
| Leo, Halimaw | Birgo, Dalaga | Libra, Timbangan | Eskorpiyo, Alakdan |
| Sahitaryo, Mamamana | Kaprikorniyo, Kambing | Akwaryo, Manunubig | Pisis, Isda |

### Further reading

* “Leo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018