Leonie

Leonie or Léonie is a Latin-origin feminine given name meaning "lioness", from the masculine personal name Leon (meaning "lion"). Leonie evolved to Léonie in France. It is rare as a surname.^[1][2]

People[]

People with the name or its variants include:

• Léonie Abo (born 1945), Bambunda author
• Léonie Adams (1899–1988), American poet
• Leonie Archer, British academic and author
• Leonie Bennett (born 1993), Dutch cricketer
• Leonie Brinkema (born 1944), American judge
• Léonie Duquet (1916–1977), French nun
• Leonie Elliott (born 1988), British actress
• Leonie Frieda (born 1956), Swedish-born former model, translator, and writer
• Léonie Gilmour (1872–1933), American educator, editor, and journalist
• Leonie Hanne, German fashion blogger
• Leonie Huddy, Australian-American political scientist
• Leonie Joubert, South African science writer
• Leonie Krail (born 1986), Swiss ice dancer
• Leonie Kramer (1924-2016), Australian academic, educator and professor
• Myriam Léonie Mani (born 1977), Cameroonian runner
• Leonie Maier (born 1992), German footballer
• Léonie Martin (1903-1941), French nun
• Leonie Rysanek (1926–1998), Austrian dramatic soprano
• Leonie Saint (born 1986), German pornographic actress
• Leonie Sandercock (born 1949), Australian academic
• Leonie Schaller (born 1978), German saxophonist
• Leonie Short (born 1956), Australian politician
• Leonie Swann (born 1975), nom de plume of a German crime writer

Fictional characters[]

• Leonie Pinelli, a character from Fire Emblem: Three Houses
• Aunt Léonie, a character from In Search of Lost Time (À la recherche du temps perdu), novel written by Marcel Proust (1871-1922)

See also[]

• Leonie (film), a 2010 film
• Leon (disambiguation)

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