Leone

Italian variation of Leo or Leon
"lion"

Leone Origin and Meaning

The name Leone is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning "lion".

An Italian spin on the current European darling Leon, though the final e makes it a tad feminine to the American sensibility.

Famous People Named Leone

  • Leone Battista Alberti
    Italian Renaissance humanist polymath
  • Leone Caetani
    Italian politician
  • Leone de' Sommi
    Italian writer
  • Leone Ginzburg
    Italian journalist
  • Leone Leoni
    Italian Renaissance sculptor and medallist
  • Leone Sforza
    Italian condottiero
  • Leone Strozzi
    Italian condottiero