Leo at a glance
- Meaning
- “lion”
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Latin
- Pronunciation
- LEE-oh
- Other forms
- Leon, León, Lev, Leone
Where the name Leo comes from
Leo is the Latin word for “lion”. It was the name of many popes, including Pope Leo the Great. Short and easy to say in many languages, it has become one of the most popular boys’ names in England and the US in the 2020s.
Famous people named Leo
- Leo Tolstoy (writer)