Leona

This was my grandma's name. She was an incredibly sweet woman, very kind and gentle. I unfortunately don't remember much of her, but I'm always hearing stories about her. She passed in 2012, and every time someone talks about her they only have good things to say. I will always associate this name with a kind elderly woman.

Leona is a beautiful name that has a powerful meaning. I think the name Leona is cool.

I like it. Sounds like a princess name.

With this being my name, I will say I've grown to love it. As a child and adolescent, however, I did not care for it at all. This is also my mother's name and so some of my prior feelings were due to being referred to as "Little Leona" or being constantly asked, "Are you a junior or like a second?" Followed up with, "If girls can even be a junior or second". Also, my mother is 100% Native Hawaiian and married to my father (who is from Tennessee) which is also where we lived. Not a very common name anywhere and seemed to be super uncommon around there. Now as an adult, I love my name, for more deep rooted reasons than simply having a unique/not often used name. It's more about learning to hold a certain pride in yourself, which includes your most obvious identifying label aka your moniker. Ultimately, I could care less about where it originated or what the "meaning" is because what matters is what it means to me. Also, living in a world now where people are naming their children what the heck ever, spelled however the heck they feel it should be spelled, origins don't seem to matter. I literally saw the name Tastious the other day. Not judging and could care less that was someone's name, I'm just making a point that names can be derived from anywhere. PS: I also have a brother (not twin) named Leon. My mom says my dad stopped helping in naming us and she got tired of trying to think of names lol!

Incredible!

I love this name and its empowerment.

I looked over thousands of names for my baby girl, and this one ended up on my list. I love how it’s easy to pronounce and recognize, and not heard often at all. I think it has a beautiful timeless feel to it too.

It's pretty.

I've only ever seen this spelled Liona, and I definitely like that better. This name is fine, I guess. I prefer Liana.

I love it as a middle name!

I was originally going to name my daughter Vivian after my Grandmother, but my brother claimed it. So I'm using Vivian as a middle name. It's not a competition. I plan to name my daughter Leona after her brother Leo who was named after their dad. Leo had another son named Leo. The first and second Leo's died sadly.
Leona is a beautiful, strong, name. I love how it means Lioness, certainly one of the best meanings out there.
So Leona is actually a wonderful name I could use if I have a daughter. Leona Vivian, has a nice ring to it doesn't it?

I love this name, it's so pretty. I love the way it's spelled, the way it sounds. This is wonderful.

I want to like this name, but; it just feels like it's trying too hard. It is interesting that so many Leonas mentioned people not remembering their name. I know a little girl with this name and I always struggle to recall if it is Leona, Lenora, or Liora when I see her.

Lovely, feminine, and strong.

When I was younger I had a Webkinz Signature Persian Cat named Leona. It has a refined sound to me, so it fit her perfectly.

Teasing alert: "Oh, no, it's Leona!"

Well, this is my name :) I appreciate the fierceness behind it. As a kid I hated it because everyone said it wrong and no one could remember it! Haha Lee is a great nickname and it worked until I was older in age. It really is beautiful and unique! People still struggle with remembering what it is, but it's not a big deal to me anymore.

Everyone seems to love this name, but I'm going to disagree. It just doesn't sound feminine. It's Leon with an A, not a girls name.

This is one of those names that I have always loved, even when I was younger. I have no clue where I heard it, but I remember one of my favorite toys being named Leona. I would seriously consider it for a child.

This is my name and everyone I know hates their own name, but me personally, I love my name :) :) lucky me :P.

I first heard this name when I was around nine, and I thought it was so cool. Now, though I do prefer the less conventional and common Leonie, I still love Leona. Leona has beauty, grace and charm, and I love how it means "lioness". It's gorgeous whether you pronounce it lee-O-na or LE-o-na or le-O-na, though I slightly prefer the first pronunciation, as I like names that have a "ee" and stressed "o" sound - Leona, Iona, Fiona, Ilona. It reminds me of a young woman who's intelligent and independent; a lioness.

Well, this is my middle name; I've never been very fond of it. Everyone else seems to like it, but it reminds me of old people, perhaps because this name belonged to two of my great-grandmothers.

I think this is a pretty name - it's not totally weird but sounds slightly exotic. My friend has a sister named this, and I also have another friend who is called this, but she spells her name Leeona, which makes it a bit more unique, I guess!