# Leon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈli.ɑn/ · frequency rank #8,059

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
2. A surname from Latin.

## Etymology
Ultimately from Latin Leo and leo (“lion”), from Ancient Greek Λέων (Léōn) and λέων (léōn, “lion”), likely ultimately from a non-Indo-European language. Sometimes via other related languages such as French Léon and sometimes as a diminutive of related names such as Leonard and Leonardo.

## Easily confused with
- **lo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-lo)
- **LN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-ln)
- **lot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-lot)
- **let** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-let)
- **low** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-low)
- **lol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-lol)
- **los** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-los)
- **log** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-log)
- **les** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-les)
- **Lou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-lou)
- **lin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-lin)
- **lex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-lex)
- **loo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-loo)
- **Lew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-lew)
- **LOC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-loc)
- **lev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-lev)
- **Lon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-lon)
- **lyn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-lyn)
- **ley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-ley)
- **lob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-lob)

## Common misspellings (3)
`leonn`, `lleon`, `loen`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/leon