Name
LION

Name LION

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 3,985 births of Lion in the countries below, which represents an average of 28 births of children bearing the first name Lion per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 329 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Lion   
In Italiano Nome Lion   
Available variants : Lión , Líon , Lïon


Information about the first name Lion

The first name Lion has been assigned to:
99.87% to boys
0.13% to girls
The country where the first name Lion is the most common is:
DE Germany
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 4 letters including 2 vowels and 2 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Lion

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Lion : Ilon, Lino, Loni, Nilo, Noil, Noli, Olin, Onil

Anacyclics of the first name Lion

An anacyclic is a word or phrase that can be read in the normal sense of reading or in the opposite direction. Here is the list of names that are anonymous of the given name Lion: Noil

Lion in Japanese *

Romajirion
Katakanaリオン
Hiraganaりおん
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Lion in Japanese
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Lion in sign language

Lion in sign language
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Lion in binary language

01101100 01101001 01101111 01101110

Origin and meaning of name Lion

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Middle English lyoun, lion, leon, borrowed from Old French lion, from Latin leō, (accusative: leōnem), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Some argue that it is a borrowing from a Semitic language; however evidence is not clear and the relation with Proto-Semitic *labiʾ- is not solid. Semitic "labi/lavi" could either be a parent term to the Greek one or both could have evolved independently from a now lost root. Doublet of Leo, leu, lev, and Lyon.
Adjective src :
  • lion (not comparable)
  • Of the light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.
Alternative forms src :
  • lyon (obsolete)
Anagrams src :
  • Nilo-, Olin, lino, loin, noil
Pronunciation src :
  • enPR: lī'ən, IPA(key): /ˈlaɪən/
  • Rhymes: -aɪən
Noun (Coordinate terms) src :
  • (Panthera leo): cougar, leopard, panther, puma, tiger
  • (male lion individual): cub, lioness
Noun (Descendants) src :
  • → Hawaiian: liona
  • → Japanese: ライオン (raion)
  • → Maia: laion
  • → Tokelauan: leona
Noun (Holonyms) src :
  • (individual Panthera leo): pride
Middle English
Noun src :
  • lion
  • Alternative form of lyoun
FR French
Etymology src :
  • Inherited from Old French lion, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin leōnem, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).
Old French
Etymology src :
  • Semi-learned borrowing from Latin leō, leōnem, derived from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).
FR French
Anagrams src :
  • loin
Noun src :
  • lion m (plural lions, feminine lionne)
  • (zoology) lion
  • (specifically) male lion
  • (figuratively) lion (brave person)
  • Se défendre comme un lion, ― to defend oneself with great courage
  • (heraldry) lion
  • (figuratively, dated) lion (celebrity; famous person)
  • (dated) a style of elegant young man that came after the dandy
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ljɔ̃/
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ljɔ̃/
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /li.ɔ̃/
  • (Quebec)
  • Rhymes: -ɔ̃
  • Homophones: lions, Lyon
Old French
Alternative forms src :
  • leon, leun, liun, lÿon
Noun src :
  • lion m (oblique plural lions, nominative singular lions, nominative plural lion)
  • lion (animal)
FR French
Noun (Derived terms) src :
  • avoir mangé du lion
  • golfe du Lion
  • lion des montagnes
  • lionne (“lioness”)
  • lionceau (“lion cub”)
  • part du lion
Noun (Descendants) src :
  • Haitian Creole: lyon
  • Mauritian Creole: lyon
  • Seychellois Creole: lyon
Old French
Noun (Descendants) src :
  • Middle French: lyonFrench: lionHaitian Creole: lyonMauritian Creole: lyonSeychellois Creole: lyon
  • Norman: lioun, lion, lliaon, lyõ
  • Picard: lion
  • → Breton: leon
  • → Middle English: lyoun, lion, leon, lioun, lyon, liun, lyoone, leun, lyoon, lyown, lyun, leoun, lyoneEnglish: lion (see there for further descendants)Scots: lionYola: leeoon, leioon
General
Noun src :
  • Lion (plural Lions)
  • (American football) A player for National Football League's Detroit Lions.
  • (Canadian football) A player for Canadian Football League's B.C. Lions.
  • (Soccer) A player for the England football team.
  • (Australian rules football) A player or supporter of the Brisbane Lions.
Proper noun src :
  • Lion m
  • Leo (constellation)
  • (astrology) Leo (star sign)
Kabuverdianu
Etymology src :
  • From Spanish león.
Noun src :
  • lion
  • lion
Occitan
Proper noun src :
  • Lion ?
  • Lyon, Lyons (the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
Proper noun (Derived terms) src :
  • lionés
 

Popularity of the name Lion

Number of LION births per year

Popularity of the name Lion
Popularity of the name Lion

Total births of Lion by country

Births with the first name Lion
Country
Boys
Girls
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
902
2
SESweden
1998 - 2022
692
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
633
0
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
620
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
486
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
223
1
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
94
0
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
75
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
60
0
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
49
0
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
47
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
35
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
27
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
14
1
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
9
0
SISlovenia
1992 - 2022
5
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
3
1
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
4
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
1
0
SKSlovakia
2011 - 2022
1
0
Popularity of the name Lion

Total births of Lion by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Lion
Country
Boys
Girls
DEGermany
2022
122
0
ATAustria
2021
56
0
SESweden
2022
47
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
36
0
ITItaly
2021
18
0
USUnited State of America
2022
15
0
BEBelgium
2022
10
0
FRFrance
2022
6
0
CLChili
2021
5
0
ARArgentina
2015
4
0
PLPoland
2022
4
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
3
0
DKDenmark
2022
2
0
QCQuebec
2022
1
0

Comments on the name Lion

Personalities with the first name Lion

There are 4 personalities with the first name Lion

Lion Feuchtwanger src

United states of america Germany Weimar republic German empire
Writer Playwright Translator Journalist

Mattathias src

Hasmonean dynasty
Kohen

Lion Philips src

Netherlands
Businessperson

Lion Van Minden src

Kingdom of the netherlands
Fencer


Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Lion

There are 27 actors and actresses with the first name Lion
Lion Wasczyk
Lion Sokar
Lion Kramer
Lion Rosenberg
Lion Guimarães
Lion Valenzuela Gioia
Lion Minakshi Ghosh
Lion Sitte
Lion Leuker
Lion Milan Bohm
Lion Kishore D. Shetty
Lion Monn
Lion Loredo
Lion Langer
Lion Lamour Van Der Haegen
Lion Shirdan
Lion Ohnishi
Lion De Angelo
Lion Geissler
Lion Cachet
Lion Kid
Lion Chumak
Lion Reed
Lion Steliga
Lion Armas
Lion Dodsworth
Lion Swaab

Rankings of first name LION by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#128AT Austria2021
#212SE Sweden2022
#255CH Switzerland2021
#438DE Germany2022
#516IT Italy2021
#596PL Poland2022
#626AR Argentina2015
#743CL Chili2021
#903BE Belgium2022
#1071DK Denmark2022
#2731US United State of America2022
#3871FR France2022
#6008GB United Kingdom2021
#7514QC Quebec2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name LION (female) births over the last year available in each country
Other boys' names around Lion
LIODINHOLIODORLIODOROLIOHLIOHNLIOICLIOLINOLIOMLIOMARLIOMIR LION LIÓNLÍONLÏONLIONALLIONALBLIONALDLIONALDOLIONALLLIONARLIONARD

Other girls' names around Lion
LIOBINALIODILIODIELIODMILALIODORALIOLANDALIOLINALÍOLINELIOMARLIOMARA LION LIONALIONAILIONARLIONARALIONARDALIONCIALIONDALIONELIONEIDELIONEL

Names that are phonetically close to Lion
LIOHN LIOM
LIONA LIONE
LIONI LIONY
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