Levone as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Levone

What is the meaning of the name Levone ?

The baby name Levone is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ləˈvoʊn/ (leh-VONE).

Levone is Armenian in Origin.

Levone is a rare modern given name with several converging roots. In American usage it most often represents a creative spelling of LaVonne/LeVonne, themselves derived from French Yvonne (from Germanic Ivo, “yew,” by extension “archer”). It can also align with Armenian Levon, the local form of Leon/Leo, meaning “lion,” borne by medieval Armenian kings and saints; this influence helps explain masculine uses. The spelling additionally matches an Italian toponym and surname from Levone in Piedmont, occasionally inspiring given-name adoption in diaspora families.

Documented in U.S. records from the mid‑20th century, Levone appears across genders but skews masculine, especially within African‑American communities that favored La-/Le- prefixed coinages. Variant forms include Levon, LeVon, LeVonne, Levonne, LaVonne, Lavonne, and Lavon; related classics are Leo, Leon, and Yvonne. Depending on the chosen lineage, Levone carries the meanings “yew/archer” or “lion.”

⚙ Levone is far from common. We count 7 recorded uses of it across 2 countries.