Baby name
REVIVING
🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇧🇪 Leontine
/lee · on · TEEN/
Meaning
“Lion”
French and German feminine form of Leontius, from Greek leon; more refined than Leontina, with a Francophone elegance that gives it some revival potential.
Nicknames
leo
Vibe
warmelegant
How it ages.
Has the bones for a vintage revival; rare enough to feel distinctive, classical enough to age well.
The cultural moment.
Used in France and Germany through the early-mid 20th century; rare now but with quiet revival interest.