Names that mean lion
15 first names whose etymology includes “lion” or a close synonym, the most used first. For girls: Ariah, Leonie. For boys: Leo, Aaron, Leon, Leonard.
| Name | For | Origin | Meaning | Latest rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo | boys | Latin | “lion”, “name of constellation” | #3 (2025) |
| Aaron | boys | Hebrew | “bearer of martyrs”, “warrior lion” | #180 (2025) |
| Leon | boys | Latin | “lion” | #101 (2025) |
| Leonard | boys | German | “lion”, “person” | #249 (2025) |
| Hamza | boys | Arabic | “lion” | #129 (2025) |
| Ariel | either | Hebrew | “lion”, “god” | #951 (2025) |
| Leopold | boys | German | “people”, “bold” | #2,133 (2025) |
| Ari | either | Hebrew | “lion”, “leib” | #310 (2025) |
| Lionel | boys | Latin | “lion” | #1,197 (2025) |
| Leonidas | boys | Greek | “son of leon / lion” | #452 (2025) |
| Ariah | girls | Hebrew | “god has promised. also”, “lion of god” | #733 (2025) |
| Leonie | girls | Latin | “lion” | #610 (2025) |
| Abbas | boys | Arabic | “one who frowns a lot”, “untamed lion” | #668 (2025) |
| Arie | either | Hebrew | “lion” | #1,897 (2025) |
| Napoleon | boys | Italian | “naples”, “lion” |