Names related to Leo: Leonard, Leonardo, Leopold, Napoleon
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Leo

Pronunciation: LEE-oh (key)

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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Lee
And Leo can be a nickname for Leonardo

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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.

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Leo McGarry, chief of staff/vice presidential candidate in the television series The West Wing.

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