Leontis as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Leontis

What is the meaning of the name Leontis ?

The baby name Leontis is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced lee-ON-tis (IPA: /liˈɒn.tɪs/).

Leontis is Greek in Origin.

Leontis is a rare Greek masculine name derived from leon “lion,” conveying the sense of “lion-like” or “of the lion.” In classical Athens, Leontis named one of the ten civic tribes instituted by Cleisthenes, and the form occurs in inscriptions as an ethnic or byname; as a given name it is uncommon but closely related to Leontios/Leontius. The leon- root has long signified courage and nobility throughout Greek and later European naming traditions.

Variants and cognates include Greek Leontios (Latin Leontius), Slavic Leontiy/Leonti/Leonty, French Léonce, Italian Leonzio, and Spanish/Portuguese Leóncio; feminine forms are Leontine and Leontina. Related names built on the same root are Leon, Leo, Leontes, Leonid, and Leonidas. Through the saintly prestige of bearers named Leontios/Leontius in Late Antiquity and the Byzantine and Slavic Orthodox worlds, the family of names enjoyed steady ecclesiastical use, though Leontis itself remains exceptionally rare today.

⚙ Leontis is a rare name. It doesn't appear in any of the major national birth registries we track; we found only 9 recorded uses across 2 countries. Expect very few children to share this name.