Lion Names

32 Lion names that mean lion for boys, listing Lion baby names 1-10. Ariel, Daniel and Dillon are popular names. Abbas, Androcles, Ari, Ary, Aslan, Cleander and Griffin are uncommon names. View Lion baby names for name meanings, search Lion names for girls, or search other baby names.

Abbas ... In Arabic, this name is used to refer to a lion ... [6]

Androcles ... Latin mythology: Androcles was a Christian and a mild-mannered slave who once removed a thorn from a lion's paw ... When Androcles was later tossed into an arena to face the traditional band of ravenous lions ... he encountered the same lion which set him free. G.B ... [1]

Ari ... "Lion, eagle." ... [6]

Ariel ... "Lion of God." ... [12]

Ary Variant of Ari (Hebrew) "lion". [2]

Aslan ... "Lion." ... Lewis for the magical lion in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" and the subsequent books in the Chronicles of Narnia.

Cleander Combined name: possibly Leander (Greek) "lion-man", and Cleanth.

Daniel ... He survived a politically motivated death sentence in a lions' den ... [20]

Dillon ... "Like a lion; loyal." ... [6]

Griffin ... the Gryphon was a fierce creature with the foreparts of an eagle (hence the hooked nose) and the hindquarters of a lion ... [6]

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