"Leon" meaning in Breton

See Leon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: \ˈlewn\
  1. Léon, une des neuf provinces de Bretagne. Située en totalité dans l’actuel département français du Finistère.
    Sense id: fr-Leon-br-name-P-NTSjZR Categories (other): Régions en breton
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Bro-Leon Derived forms: Kerleon, Gorre-Leon, Konk-Leon, Leonad, leonat, leoneg, leonek
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "Étymologie très incertaine. Peut-être du latin legio (« légion ») ou leo, leonis (« lion »), ou encore du vieux breton Litau (Ledav) → voir Caerleon en gallois « forteresse de la légion »"
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          "ref": "Erwan Kervella, « Lili Prenestr a oa digor » in Yud, Mouladurioù Hor Yezh, 1985, page 79",
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      "word": "leoneg"
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      "word": "leonek"
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    "Étymologie très incertaine. Peut-être du latin legio (« légion ») ou leo, leonis (« lion »), ou encore du vieux breton Litau (Ledav) → voir Caerleon en gallois « forteresse de la légion »"
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