indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage Medieval French, French (Modern)
Meaning & History
French form of Leoninus. Léonin (fl. 1135s–1201) was the first known significant composer of polyphonic organum. He was probably French, probably lived and worked in Paris at the Notre Dame Cathedral and was the earliest member of the Notre Dame school of polyphony and the ars antiqua style who is known by name.
The name was revived in the early 2000s.
The name was revived in the early 2000s.