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This name was borne by Leonia Janecka (1909-2003), a Polish painter and illustrator. (Google her work; her black-and-white drawings are especially stunning.) Leonia was also the original first name of American criminologist and social worker Eleanor Glueck (1898-1972).
Also Dutch: https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Leonia
Also Flemish: http://www.names.be/meisjesnamen.html?met=Leonia&sort=alpha
Leonia is also Polish. The name days for Leonia in Poland are January 4, April 22, and June 18.
Also Italian: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonio -- mention Leonia as a feminine form
Also used in Poland.
Also Italian usage.
I myself prefer to pronounce this name as "lay-OWN-ya."
I think Leonia is a beautiful, classic name, but I prefer Leona and the awesome Leonie.

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