Leonie

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Léonie

Gender: Feminine
Language: English, French
Etymology:
Léonie is a French feminine form of the name Leon. Leon is from Leo, a Greek name which meant “Lion.”

History:
Léonie, the French name, was imported to the English-speaking world in the 19th century by French immigrants and (in the United States) by the French speaking occupants of Louisiana.

Please see Leona for more information.

Pronunciation: lee-own-ee.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Leonie Adams (1899-1988)
American poet.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Dame Leonie Judith Kramer (1924-)
Australian literary scholar.

Singers and Entertainers:
Leonie Rysanek (1926-1988)
Austrian opera singer.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.002 % named Leonie

Popularity of Leonie:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A

In France...
1900: 41st most popular.
1910: 53rd most popular.
1920: 74th most popular.
1930: 115th most popular.
1939: 175th most popular.
1940-1990: N/A
1997: 192nd most popular.
2000: 94th most popular.