The baby name Leontine is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: LEE-on-TEEN (IPA: /ˌliːɒnˈtiːn/); French: le-ON-TEEN (IPA: /le.ɔ̃.tin/).
Leontine is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Leontine is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: LEE-on-TEEN (IPA: /ˌliːɒnˈtiːn/); French: le-ON-TEEN (IPA: /le.ɔ̃.tin/).
Leontine is Greek in Origin.
Leontine is the feminine form of Leontius, from Greek Leontios, built on leon "lion," hence the meaning "lion-like" or "of the lion." Through Latin Leontina/Leontinus the name passed into early church use, and the French Léontine shaped the modern international form. English and German borrowed it from French; related names include Leona and Léonie, which stem from the shorter Leon.
Use clusters around Christian Europe: the masculine appears widely in Late Antiquity saints and Byzantine officials, while Leontina/Leontine surfaces in medieval Latin records and later reemerges with 18th-19th-century French taste, then spreads to Central Europe and the Low Countries. Variants and diminutives include Léontine, Leontina, Leontyne (as in soprano Leontyne Price), Leontien (Dutch), and Leontyna (Polish), and pet forms Tina or Tine. The name conveys a stately, vintage aura with clear classical roots and a strong, animal-evoking meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM | 0 | #55 | 2 | 2,592 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #101 | 2 | 3,319 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #151 | 3 | 3,773 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #178 | 2 | 1,568 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #346 | 204 | 11,671 |
| NL | 0 | #357 | 35 | 2,481 | |
| France | Girls | 2018 | #400 | 3 | 3,265 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #555 | 7 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #628 | 340 | 5,933 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #858 | 8 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| United States | Girls | 2015 | #918 | 6 | 9,502 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,130 | 12 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,418 | 29 | 9,415 |
Leontine is popular in 31 countries — most recent births per country:
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