Leontine

French female form of Leontios, Greek

"lion"

Leontine Origin and Meaning

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

Leontine is the French form of a name that's more familiar by its spelling variation Leontyne, the name made famous by opera diva Price. An obscure choice, Leontine nevertheless feels right for our lion-name-crazed moment.

Leontine Rank in US Top 1000

# 971 in the US

Leontine Popularity

• 1869 Nameberry 2023

20 Names Similar to Leontine

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

• Leocadia
• Fabienne
• Corisande
• Leontyne
• Musette
• Iolanthe
• Leonore
• Emeraude
• Celestina
• Delphinia
• Tanaquil
• Apolline
• Hyacinth
• Pascale
• Capucine
• Keturah
• Fiorello
• Galatea
• Demelza
• Musetta

Famous People Named Leontine

• Léontine Lippmann Arman de Caillavet mistress and muse of writer Anatole France
• Leontine Sagan Austrian,Hungarian theater director
• Leontine T. Kelly American Methodist bishop
• Léontine de Maësen Belgian coloratura soprano
• Léontine Pauline Aubart French singer; mistress of business mogul Benjamin Guggenheim; Titanic survivor
• Léontine Zanta first Frenchwoman to earn a doctorate
• Florence Leontine Mary Welch English singer of band Florence + the Machine

Leontine in Pop Culture

• "Leontine's Husbands " 1928 German silent comedy