Léonie

LEH-o-nee

French

"lion"

Léonie Origin and Meaning

The name Léonie is a girl's name of French origin meaning "lion".

Leona with a French accent that gives it a bit more flair. It's currently very popular there – in the Top 30 for French baby girls.

Aunt Léonie is a major character in Proust's Remembrance of Things Past. Léonie was chosen by Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel for their daughter.

Popularity of the name Léonie

• 32 France 2023
• 74 Belgium 2023
• 193 Switzerland 2023

20 Names Similar to Léonie

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Léonie.

• Guinivere
• Inga
• Anastasie
• Myrna
• Lisbeth
• Lovisa
• Hanne
• Leonor
• Pilar
• Mariel
• Magda
• Martine
• Minna
• Hadassah
• Fabienne
• Laure
• Cecilie
• Hedda
• Estee
• Ulla

Famous People Named Léonie

• Léonie Adams American poet laureate
• Léonie Gilmour American editor, lover of writer Yone Noguchi, mother of sculptor Isamu Noguchi and dancer Ailes Gilmour
• Léonie Cassel (b. 2010) daughter of actors Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel