The baby name Leontina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /liːɒnˈtiːnə/; respelling: LEE-on-TEE-nuh (English) or leh-ON-TEE-nah (Spanish/Italian).
Leontina is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Leontina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /liːɒnˈtiːnə/; respelling: LEE-on-TEE-nuh (English) or leh-ON-TEE-nah (Spanish/Italian).
Leontina is Greek in Origin.
Leontina is the feminine form of Latin Leontinus, itself from Greek Leontios based on leon "lion." It conveys the sense "lionlike," "of the lion," and by extension "brave" or "strong." The name appears across Romance and Slavic languages, including Portuguese and Spanish Leontina, Italian (rare), Romanian Leontina, and Serbian and Russian Леонтина, often preserved in ecclesiastical and literary records.
Its European presence owes much to Christian and Byzantine traditions centered on saints named Leontius; the feminine surfaced later, gaining modest vogue in the 19th to early 20th centuries (notably French Léontine) and mid-century Iberia and the Balkans. Variants include Leontine/Léontine, Leontyna (Polish), Leontýna (Czech/Slovak), and regional Leontina. Related forms are Leona and Léonie/Leonie; diminutives Tina and Lina. Masculine counterparts include Leontin, Leontius, and Russian Leonty. Today it feels vintage yet international, buoyed by approachable nicknames and the pan-European appeal of Leo names.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #129 | 9 | 1,651 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #171 | 7 | 2,769 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2020 | #179 | 2 | 1,663 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| CZ | 0 | #185 | 2 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #199 | 2 | 1,904 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #210 | 8 | 4,575 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #224 | 2 | 3,308 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #292 | 3 | 3,687 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 11 | 5,378 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #339 | 13 | 8,539 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #378 | 74 | 7,952 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| France | Girls | 2007 | #402 | 3 | 3,164 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #410 | 11 | 1,885 |
| CL | 0 | #428 | 7 | 6,867 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #482 | 434 | 14,098 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #537 | 9 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #627 | 4 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #694 | 7 | 13,390 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #820 | 19 | 4,949 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #849 | 93 | 12,708 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #926 | 58 | 5,561 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 6 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,132 | 10 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,202 | 245 | 9,415 |
Leontina is popular in 35 countries — most recent births per country:
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