Leonas is a Lithuanian masculine given name and surname;[2] often a diminutive of Leonardas, and a Lithuanianized form of "Leon".[3]

Leonas
GenderMale
Name day20 February (for the Lithuanian name)[1]
Other names
Related namesLeonardas, Linus, Leon

Leonas (Ancient Greek: Λεωνᾶς) was also a Greek[4][5][6][7] and a Latin name.[8]

Surname

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Given name

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References

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  1. ^ "Lithuanian Name Days". Behind the Name. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Leonas: Surname". Forebrears. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Leonas". Behind the Name. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b Suda, la.269
  5. ^ Sozomenos, Ecclesiastical History, 4.22.2 - GR
  6. ^ Sozomenos, Ecclesiastical History, 4.22.1 - EN
  7. ^ a b A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology William Smith, Ed., Proclus
  8. ^ Ammianus Marcellinus, Rerum Gestarum John C. Rolfe, Ph.D., Litt.D., Ed.
  9. ^ Marinus, Life of Proclus, 8-9