Leontios: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Lion-like
Origin
Greek
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
lee-ON-tee-os

Leontios is a Greek boy's name meaning “lion-like”. It appears in our list of Greek Baby Boy Names With Heroic Roots.

Meaning & Origin of Leontios

Meaning: Lion-like.

Origin: Greek.

How to Pronounce Leontios

lee-ON-tee-osIPA /liˈɒntiɒs/

Popularity of Leontios

Leontios doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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