Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to:
Places
Europe
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León, Spain
León (; ) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the province of León, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a population of 124,303 (2019), ...
, capital city of the Province of León
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Province of León
León (, , ; ; ) is a province of northwestern Spain in the northern part of the Region of León and in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
About one quarter of its population of 463,746 (2018) lives in the cap ...
, Spain
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Kingdom of León
The Kingdom of León; es, Reino de León; gl, Reino de León; pt, Reino de Leão; la, Regnum Legionense; mwl, Reino de Lhion was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. It was founded in 910 when t ...
, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again from 1296 to 1301
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León (historical region)
Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to:
Places
Europe
* León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León
* Province of León, Spain
* Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...
, composed of the Spanish provinces León, Salamanca, and Zamora
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Viscounty of Léon
The Viscounty or County of Léon () was a feudal state in extreme western Brittany in the High Middle Ages. Though nominally a vassal of the sovereign duke of Brittany, Léon was functionally independent of any external controls until the viscounts ...
, a feudal state in France during the 11th to 13th centuries
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Saint-Pol-de-Léon
Saint-Pol-de-Léon (; br, Kastell-Paol) is a commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in north-western France, located on the coast.
It is noted for its 13th-century cathedral on the site of the original founded by Saint Paul Aurelian ...
, a commune in Brittany, France
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Léon, Landes
Léon (; oc, Lon) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Landes department
The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of France.
The communes c ...
, a commune in Aquitaine, France
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Isla de León
The Isla de León is a historical name for the piece of land between the city of Cádiz and the Iberian peninsula, in Spain.
In 1813, it was renamed San Fernando in honor of King Fernando VII of Spain for his courage in the defense of the cit ...
, a Spanish island
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Leon (Souda Bay)
Leon ( el, Λέων, "lion"), also known colloquially as Nisi ("the island") and during Venetian rule as Rabbit Island, is an islet in Souda Bay on the northwest coast of Crete.
On the southeast side of the islet, a small distance away, there i ...
, an islet in Souda Bay, Chania, on the island of Crete
North America
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León, Guanajuato ()
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, Mexico, a large city
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Leon, California Leon is a ghost town in northern San Diego County, California. A former gold mining town from the 1880s, it was named for the Leon Mine that lay on a hill to the northwest of the town. Leon became part of southwestern Riverside County in 1893. Leon ...
, United States, a ghost town
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Leon, Iowa
Leon is a city in Decatur County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,822 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Decatur County.
The city is located near the Little River Lake Recreation Area. Leon is home to a major rodeo ...
, United States
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Leon, Kansas
Leon is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 669.
History
Leon was founded in 1879. It was named after Leon, Iowa. The first building, built in 1879, was the blacksmith shop of ...
, United States
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Leon, New York
Leon is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York. The population was 1,253 at the 2020 census. The name is derived from the former Kingdom of León in Spain, though it is pronounced like the American first name, " LEE-un". The town is on the wester ...
, United States
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Leon, Oklahoma
Leon is a town in Love County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 91 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ardmore Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Leon is located in western Love County at (33.878618, -97.428710). It is eas ...
, United States
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Leon, Virginia Leon is an unincorporated community located in Madison County, Virginia
Madison County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,837. Its county seat is Madison.
History
Madison Coun ...
, United States
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Leon, West Virginia
Leon is a town in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Kanawha River. The population was 137 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV– OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Etymology
Leon was known a ...
, United States
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Leon, Wisconsin (disambiguation) Leon is the name of places in the U.S. state of Wisconsin:
* Leon (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
* Leon, Monroe County, Wisconsin, a town
*Leon, Waushara County, Wisconsin
Leon is a town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United ...
, United States, several places
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New Kingdom of León
The New Kingdom of León ( es, Nuevo Reino de León), was an administrative territory of the Spanish Empire, politically ruled by the Viceroyalty of New Spain. It was located in an area corresponding generally to the present-day northeastern Mexica ...
, a territory of Spain (1582-1821) in Mexico, roughly corresponding in area to modern Nuevo León
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Leon County, Florida
Leon County is a county in the Panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. It was named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. As of the 2020 census, the population was 292,198.
The county seat is Tallahassee, which is also the state cap ...
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Leon County, Texas
Leon County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 15,719. Its county seat is Centerville.
History
The legislature of the Republic of Texas authorized Leon County in 1846 from part of Robertson C ...
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Leon Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota
Leon Township is a township in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 345 at the 2000 census.
History
Leon Township was organized in 1897. The township was named for Leon Dickinson, the first white birth within its borde ...
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Leon Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota
Leon Township is a township in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 942 at the 2000 census.
History
Leon Township was organized in 1858, and was probably named after the Kingdom of León.
Geography
According to the Unite ...
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Leon River
The Leon River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas. It has three primary forks - the North, Middle, and South Leon Rivers, which meet near Eastland and then run for around until it meets with the Lampasas River and the Salado Creek to form ...
, Texas
Central America
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León Department
León () is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 5,138 km2 and has a population of 423,012 (2021 estimate). The capital is the city of León.
Municipalities
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# El Sauce
# La Paz Centro
# Larreynaga
# León
# Nag ...
, Nicaragua
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León, Nicaragua
León () is the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. Founded by the Spanish as Santiago de los Caballeros de León, it is the capital and largest city of León Department. , the municipality of León has an estimated population of 2 ...
, capital city of the León Department
Other places
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Leon, Iloilo
Leon, officially the Municipality of Leon ( hil, Banwa sang Leon, krj, Banwa kang Leon, tgl, Bayan ng Leon), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 51,990 people ...
, Philippines, a 2nd class municipality
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Leon, Togo
Leon, Togo is a village in the Doufelgou Prefecture in the Kara Region of north-eastern Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin ...
, a village
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Leon River (Colombia)
The Leon River is a river of Urabá Antioquia, Colombia. It drains into the Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a s ...
People
People with the nickname or stage name
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Leon (Japanese wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Leon. Trained by Hyper Visual Fighting Arsion, Takase made her debut for the promotion in March 2000, working under her real name. After a change in management, Arsion was rena ...
, (born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler
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Leon Robinson
Leon Preston Robinson (born March 8, 1962), usually credited as simply Leon, is an American actor who began his professional career as a film actor in the early 1980s. Robinson is best known for his roles as David Ruffin in the TV film ''The T ...
(born 1962), African-American actor and singer usually credited as "Leon"
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Leon (German singer)
Leon (born Jürgen Göbel, 4 April 1969, Lippetal, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German singer, best known for his participation in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest, when he was controversially eliminated at the pre-selection stage.
Career
Leon ...
(born 1969), German performer in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest
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Léon (Swedish singer)
Lotta Lindgren (born 26 February 1993), known by her stage name Léon (stylized as LÉON), is a Swedish singer and songwriter born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. Léon's rise to becoming an international music sensation began with the release ...
(born 1993), Swedish singer
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El León
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
, (born 1975), Puerto Rican professional wrestler
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Frère León
Frère León ( en, Brother León, es, Hermano León; December 31, 1871 – November 20, 1955) was a French-born Cuban botanist and De La Salle Brother. Born Joseph Sylvestre Sauget in Arbois, Jura, León was an important contributor to the botan ...
(1871–1955), Franco-Cuban botanist, born Joseph Sylvestre Sauget, known by the botanical author abbreviation León
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Leon Russell
Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and ...
(1942–2016), American singer and songwriter
People with the name
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Leon (given name) Leon is a first name of Greek origin-the Greek λέων (léon; leōn), meaning "lion," has spawned the Latin "Leo," French "Lyon," Irish "Leon" and Spanish "León." Perhaps the oldest attested historical figure to bear this name was Leon of Spart ...
, people whose first name is Leon
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Leon (surname)
León is a Spanish surname. A habitational name from León, a city in northwestern Spain, named with Latin ''legio'', genitive ''legionis'' ‘legion’, a division of the Roman army. In Roman times the city was the garrison of the 7th Legion, k ...
Arts and entertainment
Fictional characters
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Leon (''Dead or Alive'')
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Leon (''Squirrel Boy'')
* Leon, main character from the game ''
The Legend of Oasis
''The Legend of Oasis'', released as ''The Story of Thor 2'' in Europe and as in Japan, is a 1996 action role-playing game developed by Ancient and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn. It is the successor and prequel to the 1994 title ''Beyond ...
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* Leon, a character on ''
The Andy Griffith Show
''The Andy Griffith Show '' is an American situation comedy television series that aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968, with a total of 249 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons—159 in black and white and 90 in color.
The ...
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*Leon, from the game ''