Leonie or Léonie is a

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meaning "lioness", from the

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Leon 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 ...

'' (meaning "lion"). Leonie evolved to Léonie in France. It is rare as a

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People

People with the name or its variants include: * Léonie Abo (born 1945), Bambunda author *

Léonie Adams Léonie Fuller Adams (December 9, 1899 – June 27, 1988) was an American poet. She was appointed the seventh Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1948. Biography Adams was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in a ...

(1899–1988), American poet *

Leonie Archer Léonie Jane Archer (born 25 April 1955 in Crosby, Lancashire) is an English author and a former Research Fellow in Environmental Studies at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Archer graduated from the University of Oxford in 1981, with a ...

, British academic and author * Leonie Bennett (born 1993), Dutch cricketer *

Leonie Brinkema Leonie Helen Milhomme Brinkema (born June 26, 1944) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Early life and education She was born as Leonie Milhomme in Teaneck, New Jersey. She ...

(born 1944), American judge *

Léonie Duquet Léonie Duquet (9 April 1916 – 1977) was a French nun who was arrested in December 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and "disappeared". She was believed killed by the Proceso de Reorganización Nacional, military regime of Argentina, Argentine ...

(1916–1977), French nun *

Leonie Elliott Leonie Samantha Elliott is an English actress, best known for her role as Lucille Anderson in the BBC series ''Call the Midwife''. She also starred as Cherry Patterson in the Lenny Henry comedy-drama '' Danny and the Human Zoo''. Early life Elli ...

(born 1988), British actress *

Leonie Frieda Leonie Frieda (born 1956) a former model, translator, and writer, working and living in the United Kingdom. She is the daughter of Swedish aristocrats. Educated in the UK, France and Germany, Frieda speaks five languages. Her first book was a ...

(born 1956), Swedish-born former model, translator, and writer *

Léonie Gilmour Léonie Gilmour (June17, 1873December31, 1933) was an American educator, editor and journalist. She was the lover and editor of the writer Yone Noguchi and the mother of sculptor Isamu Noguchi and dancer Ailes Gilmour. She is the subject of th ...

(1872–1933), American educator, editor, and journalist *

Leonie Hanne Leonie Hanne (born 31 July 1988) is a German fashion influencer, blogger, model, and social media entrepreneur. Biography Hanne was born and raised in Hamburg. She has degrees in business, fashion, and textile management from HSBA Hamburg Sch ...

, German fashion blogger *

Leonie Huddy Leonie Huddy is an Australian political scientist, currently a professor of political science at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She studies American patriotism and national identity, public opinion regarding the Iraq War, and p ...

, Australian-American political scientist *

Leonie Joubert Leonie Joubert is a South African science writer and author specialising in climate and environmental collapse, energy policy, and why cities leave us hungry, heavy, and sick (the hunger-obesity poverty-paradox). More recently, her work delves in ...

, South African science writer *

Leonie Krail Leonie Krail (born 9 September 1986) is a Swiss former competitive ice dancer. With Oscar Peter, she is a three-time Swiss national champion (2006, 2008, 2009) and competed in the final segment at four ISU Championships – 2006 Europeans, 20 ...

(born 1986), Swiss ice dancer *

Leonie Kramer Dame Leonie Judith Kramer, (1 October 1924 – 20 April 2016) was an Australian academic, educator and professor. She is notable as the first female professor of English in Australia, first woman to chair the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ...

(1924-2016), Australian academic, educator and professor *

Leonie Maier Leonie Rebekka Maier (; born 29 September 1992) is a German footballer. She currently plays as a defender for Everton and previously for the German national team. Club career VfL Sindelfingen, 2008–2010 Maier started her professional care ...

(born 1992), German footballer *

Myriam Léonie Mani Myriam Léonie Mani (born May 21, 1977) is a Cameroonian athlete who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.

(born 1977), Cameroonian runner *

Léonie Martin Léonie Martin, also known as Sister Françoise-Thérèse, VHM (3 June 1863 – 16 June 1941) was a French Catholic nun who led a cloistered life as a member of the Visitation Sisters. She was the daughter of Saints Louis Martin and Marie-Azé ...

(1903-1941), French nun *

Leonie Rysanek Leopoldine Rysanek (14 November 1926 – 7 March 1998) was an Austrian dramatic soprano. Life Rysanek was born in Vienna and made her operatic debut in 1949 in Innsbruck. In 1951 the Bayreuth Festival reopened and the new leader Wieland Wa ...

(1926–1998), Austrian dramatic soprano *

Leonie Saint Leonie Saint (born 23 April 1986), also known with the stage names Leonie Luder or simply Leonie is a German actress, TV-presenter and former pornographic actress. Life and career Born in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Leonie entered the adult in ...

(born 1986), German pornographic actress *

Leonie Sandercock Leonie Sandercock (born 1949) is an urban planner and academic focusing on community planning and multiculturalism. Her work spans the interdisciplinary fields of urban studies, urban policy and planning and elucidates issues of difference, s ...

(born 1949), Australian academic *

Leonie Short Leonie Marjorie Short (born 1 January 1956) was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for eight months in 2001, representing the western Brisbane seat of Ryan for the Australian Labor Party, a party she had been a member of since 1 ...

(born 1956), Australian politician *

Leonie Swann Leonie Swann (born 1975 Dachau) is the pen name of a German crime writer. Career Leonie Swann studied philosophy, psychology and English literature in Munich, and now lives in Berlin. Her first novel, ''Glennkill'' (published as '' Three Bags ...

(born 1975), ''nom de plume'' of a German crime writer

Fictional characters

*Leonie Pinelli, a character from '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' *Aunt Léonie, a character from ''

In Search of Lost Time ''In Search of Lost Time'' (french: À la recherche du temps perdu), first translated into English as ''Remembrance of Things Past'', and sometimes referred to in French as ''La Recherche'' (''The Search''), is a novel in seven volumes by French ...

'' (''À la recherche du temps perdu''), novel written by

Marcel Proust Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (; ; 10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, critic, and essayist who wrote the monumental novel ''In Search of Lost Time'' (''À la recherche du temps perdu''; with the previous Eng ...

(1871-1922)

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