Gender Masculine
Usage Yiddish
Scripts לייב(Yiddish)

Meaning & History

Means "lion" in Yiddish, from Old High German lewo. This is a vernacular form of Arieh.

Related Names

Rootlewo
Other Languages & CulturesLeon, Leontios, Leontius(Ancient Greek) Leo, Levon(Armenian) Leo, Leon(Croatian) Leoš(Czech) Leo(Danish) Leo, Leon, Lio(Dutch) Leo, Leon(English) Leo(Estonian) Leo(Finnish) Léo, Léon, Léonce(French) Levan(Georgian) Leo, Leon, Lio(German) Leon(Greek) Leone(Italian) Leo(Late Roman) Leons(Latvian) Leontes(Literature) Leonas(Lithuanian) Leo(Norwegian) Leon, Lew(Polish) Leão(Portuguese) Leonti, Leontiy, Leonty, Lev, Lyov(Russian) Leon(Slovene) León, Leoncio(Spanish) Leo(Swedish)

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Entry updated October 6, 2024