"León" meaning in Spanish

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Proper name

IPA: /leˈon/, [leˈõn]
Rhymes: -on Etymology: Inherited from Latin legiōnem. The places in Spain are named after the Roman legion that settled them, the Legio VII Gemina. Doublet of legión, which was a learned borrowing. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|legiō|legiōnem||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin legiōnem, {{inh+|es|la|legiō|legiōnem}} Inherited from Latin legiōnem, {{doublet|es|legión}} Doublet of legión Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} León m, {{es-proper noun|m}} León m
  1. León (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: León) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Constellations in the zodiac Categories (place): Places in Castile and León, Places in Spain, Provinces of Spain
    Sense id: en-León-es-name-NxEBWRGy Disambiguation of Constellations in the zodiac: 29 29 23 2 3 12 3
  2. León (a city in Castile and León, Spain) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Constellations in the zodiac Categories (place): Cities in Spain, Places in Spain
    Sense id: en-León-es-name-GorCsdy0 Disambiguation of Constellations in the zodiac: 29 29 23 2 3 12 3
  3. León (a department of Nicaragua) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Constellations in the zodiac Categories (place): Departments of Nicaragua, Places in Nicaragua
    Sense id: en-León-es-name-yyQy2FKO Disambiguation of Constellations in the zodiac: 29 29 23 2 3 12 3
  4. A city in Mexico Tags: masculine Categories (place): Cities in Mexico, Places in Mexico
    Sense id: en-León-es-name-Zly1rTk8
  5. a habitational surname Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-León-es-name-PbabqTmI Categories (other): Spanish surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Castilla y León, León de Francia, Nuevo León Related terms: leonés
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /leˈon/, [leˈõn]
Rhymes: -on Etymology: From Latin Leone, ablative of Leo, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Etymology templates: {{der|es|la|Leone}} Latin Leone, {{m|la|Leo}} Leo, {{der|es|grc|λέων}} Ancient Greek λέων (léōn) Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} León m, {{es-proper noun|m}} León m
  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leon Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Spanish given names, Spanish male given names, Constellations in the zodiac
    Sense id: en-León-es-name-w1bi0xsY Disambiguation of Constellations in the zodiac: 29 29 23 2 3 12 3 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 18 17 17 0 7 28 14
  2. a surname originating as a patronymic Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-León-es-name-T3OhlWf~ Categories (other): Spanish surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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    "es:Constellations in the zodiac"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Leone"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Leone",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "Leo"
      },
      "expansion": "Leo",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "λέων"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek λέων (léōn)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin Leone, ablative of Leo, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "proper nouns",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "León m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "León m",
      "name": "es-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Le‧ón"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish given names",
        "Spanish male given names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name, equivalent to English Leon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Leon",
          "Leon#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish surnames",
        "Spanish surnames from patronymics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname originating as a patronymic"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/leˈon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[leˈõn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-on"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "es:León (desambiguación)"
  ],
  "word": "León"
}

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