Leo Name Meaning & Origin
Leo
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Could be short for Leona, Leonie, Leonor, Leonora, or Leo could stand on its own.
I know a bunch of boys named Leo, and honestly it just doesn't seem right for a girl. It's such a strong, masculine name – it means "lion" – that it really seems weird for a girl name.
Ole and Leo are anagrams of each other; they share they same letters.
I never heard of a girl named Leo!
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Once used as a unisex name, but today Leo is almost exclusively a boys name.
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