Pantaleon

See also: pantaleon, pantaléon, Pantaléon, and Pantaleón

English

Etymology

• From Ancient Greek Πανταλέων (Pantaléōn) used as a personal name, stemming from παν- (pan-, “all, every”) and λέων (léōn, “lion”) (Klein).
• As a Spanish surname, from Pantaleón. Compare Pantaleo.
• The saint's name is of Ancient Greek origin, as described above or from παν- (pan-, “all, every”) and ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn, “merciful, compassionate”) (Littré).

Proper noun

Pantaleon (plural Pantaleons)

1. A surname.
2. A saint, a martyr of Nicomedia in Bithynia during the Diocletianic Persecution of 305 AD.
3. A Greek king of Bactria and India from the 2nd century BC.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pantaleon is the 12554^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2467 individuals. Pantaleon is most common among Hispanic/Latino (79.98%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.74%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Pantalone, nanoplate