Names That Mean Lion
17 names whose etymology relates to “lion” — drawn from documented origins, sorted by all-time U.S. popularity.
AaronFrom Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead, related…
LeonardFrom Old French Leonard, name of a 6th century Frankish saint, from Old High German leo (“lion”) or Old High German liut (“person”) and hart (“hard”). As a surname, also used as…
LeoFrom Latin leō (“lion”), calque of Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), calque of Akkadian 𒉈𒍑 (nēšu)/Akkadian 𒌨𒄞𒆷 (urgulû), from Sumerian 𒌨𒄞𒆷 (UR.GU.LA, “lion; name of constellati…
LeonUltimately from Latin Leo and leo (“lion”), from Ancient Greek Λέων (Léōn) and λέων (léōn, “lion”), likely ultimately from a non-Indo-European language. Sometimes via other rela…
ArielFrom Biblical Hebrew אֲרִיאֵל (ari'él, a compound of אֲרִי (arí, “lion”) +‎ אֵל (él, “God”), literally “lion of God”). * (moon of Uranus): All of Uranus’s moons are named af…
EvangelineInvented by the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow when he began research on his epic poem Evangeline about Acadian lovers deported from French-Canada. From Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιο…
LionelA Middle English diminutive of French Léon, Latin Leo (“lion”), or of the Middle English nickname Lion + -el (diminutive suffix).
AriOf the first sense, derives directly from Hebrew: אֲרִי (arí, “lion”); compare Yiddish: לייב (leyb, “Leib”)API, English: Leo, Leon, French: Léo, Léon, Czech: Lev, Polish: Lew, R…
AriahFrom Hebrew אַרְיֵה (“God has promised. Also, lion of God”).
HamzaFrom Arabic حَمْزَة (ḥamza, literally “lion”), from the Arabic root ح م ز (ḥ m z).
LeonidasFrom Ancient Greek Λεωνίδᾱς (Leōnídās, “son of Leon / lion”).
NapoleonFrom French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin; possibly from the Germanic clan name Nibelung. By folk etymology explained as Napoli (…
ArieBorrowed from Hebrew אַרְיֵה (aryé, “lion”).
OranUltimately Borrowed from Arabic وَهْرَان (wahrān), from a Berber term meaning "lion".
LeopoldFrom Old French Leopold, from Old High German liut (“people”) + bald (“bold”). The first part is sometimes associated by folk etymology with Latin leo (“lion”), as in Leo and Le…
LeonieFrom French Léonie, from Latin Leonia, feminine of Leonius, derived from leo (“lion”).
AbbasFrom Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, “one who frowns a lot; untamed lion”), from عَبَسَ (ʕabasa, “to frown”), the title of the eightieth sura of the Qur'an.
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Etymologies adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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