"Cleon" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κλέων (Kléōn), from κλέω (kléō, “to recount, celebrate”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Κλέων}} Ancient Greek Κλέων (Kléōn) Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} Cleon
  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
    Sense id: en-Cleon-en-name-wCWXTMUP Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, English blends, Entries with translation boxes, F/M ships, Ships with portmanteau names (fandom) Disambiguation of English blends: 84 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of F/M ships: 66 34 Disambiguation of Ships with portmanteau names (fandom): 81 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Blend of Claire + Leon. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Claire|Leon}} Blend of Claire + Leon Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cleon
  1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield of Resident Evil. Tags: slang Translations (male given name): Клеон (Kleon) [masculine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-Cleon-en-name-VFMP4j7d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 40 60 Topics: lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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