León

See also: leon, Leon, león, leòn, and Léon

English

Etymology

From Spanish León, from Latin legiō. The area in Spain was named after a Roman legion settling there, the Legio VII Gemina. Doublet of legion, which was borrowed through Old French.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

León

1. A medieval kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula.
2. Region in north-west Spain, now a part of the autonomous region Castilla y León.
3. A province of Castile and León, Spain.
4. A city in León, Spain.
5. A department of Nicaragua.
6. A city of Mexican state of Guanajuato.

Derived terms

• Leon County

Translations

region in north-west Spain

• Arabic: لِيُون‎ f (liyon), (archaic) لِيُونَة‎ f (liyona)
• Asturian: Llión
• Catalan: Lleó (ca)
• Extremaduran: Lión
• Greek: Λεώνη (el) f (Leóni)
• Japanese: レオン
• Leonese: Llión
• Portuguese: Leão (pt)
• Russian: Лео́н (ru) m (León)
• Spanish: León (es)

city in Spain

• Catalan: Lleó (ca)
• Spanish: León (es)

department of Nicaragua

• Extremaduran: Lión
• Spanish: León (es)

Anagrams

• Elon, Leno, NOEL, Noel, Nole, Noël, elon, enol, leno, lone, neol., noel, nole, noël, one L

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈon/ [leˈõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: Le‧ón

Etymology 1

From Latin legiōnem, accusative of legiō. The places in Spain are named after the Roman legion that settled them, the Legio VII Gemina. Doublet of legión, which was a learned borrowing.

Proper noun

León m

1. León (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: León)
2. León (a city in Castile and León, Spain)
3. León (a department of Nicaragua)
4. A city in Mexico
5. a habitational surname

Derived terms

• Castilla y León
• León de Francia
• Nuevo León

 

Related terms

• leonés

Etymology 2

From Latin Leone, ablative of Leo, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).

Proper noun

León m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leon
2. a surname originating as a patronymic

Anagrams

• Noel
• leño
• leñó