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Leo

Pronunciation: LEE-oh (key)
Names related to Leo: Leonard, Leonardo, Leopold, Napoleon
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Origin of the name Leo:

A Late Latin name derived from leo (a lion). Leo is also used as a short form of any of the names using it as a beginning element.

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Alfie Andre Anna Charles Charlotte Grayson Hannah Isabel Jack Jude Kai Leonardo Lucy Max Mia Miles Milo Natlie Nora Oliver Olivia Rowan Sam Stella Wyatt
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And Leo can be a nickname for Leonardo

Meanings and history of the name Leo: | Edit

Leo comes from the Latin word for lion.

Famous real-life people named Leo: | Edit

Leo Baekeland, Belgian chemist whose inventions ushered in the Age of Plastics
Leo Burnett, American advertising executive (created Tony the Tiger, the Pillsbury Doughboy, and many ad icons)
Leo Szilard, Hungarian-American physicist who conceived the nuclear chain reaction and worked on the Manhattan Project
Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelist (War and Peace)
Leo Lionni, children's book author and illustrator (Frederick, Swimmy, etc)
Thirteen Roman Catholic popes have borne the name Leo including St. Leo the Great.

Leo G. Carroll, English born actor well known for his roles in numerous Hitchcock films

Leonardo "Leo" DiCaprio the actor "Titanic"

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Leo McGarry, chief of staff/vice presidential candidate in the television series The West Wing.
Leo Bloom, accountant in The Producers of screen and stage

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