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What does Leontine mean?
Leontine as a name for girls has its roots in Latin and French, and the name Leontine means "lion". Leontine is an alternate form of Leona (Latin): feminine of Leon. Leontine is also a variation of Leonie (Latin). Leontine is also used as a variation of Leontyne (French).
ASSOCIATED WITH lion
Variations
RELATED FORMS VIA LEONA, LEONIE, LEONTYNE Leoine, Leone▼, Leonelle, Leoni, Leonia, Leonine, Leonline, Leontina
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Leontine?
Leontine is a somewhat popular first name for women (#3489 out of 4276, Top 82%) but a unique last name for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Leontine entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its highest rank of #932 in the U.S. then, but is not in the Top 1000 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Leontine listed in the Top 2000 are Leona (#511 LAST YEAR), Leone, Leonia and Leonie. Usage of these forms of Leontine was at its highest during the years 1900-1909 (MEDIAN #671) and has become much less since (#1702, 91% LESS USAGE), with forms like Leone falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Bertine, Bettine, Deonne, Destine, Fantine, Fontaine, Georgine, Jeanine▼, Jeannine▼, Jenine, Jennine, Jensine, Jestine, Lantana, Leanne▼, Lenice, Lennice, Leoline, Leonarde (see Leonarda), Leonore, Leraine, Letice, Lettice, Lettie▼, Levonne, Lexine, Lonie▼, Lonnie, Loraine▼, Lorine▼, Lotie, Lottie▼ and Montina. These names tend to be less frequently used than Leontine.
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