Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
surname. A
habitational name
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
, named with
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
''legio'', genitive ''legionis'' ‘legion’, a division of the
Roman army
The Roman army (Latin: ) was the armed forces deployed by the Romans throughout the duration of Ancient Rome, from the Roman Kingdom (c. 500 BC) to the Roman Republic (500–31 BC) and the Roman Empire (31 BC–395 AD), and its medieval contin ...
. In
Roman times
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the city was the garrison of the 7th Legion, known as the ''Legio Gemina''. The city's name became reduced from ''Legion(em)'' to ''Leon(em)'', and in this form developed an unetymological association with the word for ‘lion’, Spanish ''león''. In Spanish it is also a nickname for a fierce or brave warrior, from ''león'' ‘lion’. Leon is also found as a
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
family name from Greek ''leon'' ‘lion’.http://www.ancestry.com/facts/leon-family-history.ashx
People with the surname León or Leon include:
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Adrianne León
Adrianne Therese León (born March 15, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band Caught Crimson. León began her career writing songs for the soap opera '' General Hospital'' and ...
(born 1987), American actress
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Aldonza Alfonso de León
Aldonza Alfonso de León (c. 1215–1266) was an illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso IX of León
Alfonso IX (15 August 117123 or 24 September 1230) was King of León and Galicia from the death of his father Ferdinand II in 1188 until hi ...
(c. 1215–1266), illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso IX of León and his mistress Aldonza Martínez de Silva
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Alejandra León Gastélum
Alejandra del Carmen León Gastélum (born 9 June 1976) is a Mexican politician who is the MORENA Senator from the State of Baja California.
Education
She graduated from Mexicali Institute of Technology
The Mexicali Institute of Technology ( ...
(born 1976), Mexican politician
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Arcenio León
Arcenio León (born September 22, 1986) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2017.
Career
León began his professional career with the Houston ...
(born 1986), Venezuelan baseball player
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Danilo León
Danilo Enrique León Lineco (born April 3, 1967) is a Venezuelan former professional relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Listed at 6' 1" (1.85 m), 170 lb. (77 k), he batted and threw right handed.
In addition, he pitched in the Venezuelan ...
(born 1967), Venezuelan professional baseball player
* Francis Leon (born 1844), American actor
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Gabriella Leon
Gabriella Leon (born 29 March 1996) is an English actress, known for her role as Jade Lovall in the BBC One, BBC medical drama series ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty''. Leon is deaf and portrayed the first regular deaf character on ''Casualty'' ...
(born 1996), English actress
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José León Asensio
José Augusto César León Asensio (born 21 February 1934 in Santiago, Dominican Republic) is a People of the Dominican Republic, Dominican businessman. León is the President of Grupo León Jimenes. According to ''Forbes'', León Asensio is ...
(born 1934 ), Dominican businessman
** María Amalia León Cabral, Dominican arts patron (daughter of José León Asensio)
*** Sarah Jorge León (born 1982), Dominican actress (daughter of María Amalia León Cabral)
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Leonardo León
Leonardo León (born 1952) is a Chilean historian known for his work the Mapuche world, history of the frontier and more recently by the study of the lower classes during the Chilean War of Independence.Léonie Léon (1838–1906), French mistress
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Pedro Pablo León
Pedro Pablo León García (29 June 1943 – 9 May 2020), also known as Pedro "Perico" León, was a Peruvian footballer.
Career
León made 49 appearances for the Peru national football team between 1963 and 1973. He then started in the 1970 FIFA ...
(born 1943), Peruvian footballer
* Pierre Leon (1837-1915), American sailor
* Sandy León (born 1989), Venezuelan professional baseball player
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Tony Leon
Anthony James Leon (born 15 December 1956) is a South African politician who served as leader of the opposition from 1999-2007 as leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA). He led the DA from its inception in 2000, until his retirement from lead ...
Valerie Leon
Valerie may refer to:
People
*Saint Valerie (disambiguation), a number of saints went by the name Valerie
*Valerie (given name), a feminine given name
Songs
*"Valerie", a 1981 song by Quarterflash, from ''Quarterflash''
*"Valerie", a 1982 son ...
Liang (surname)
Liang (Romanization used in China, ) is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin. The surname is often transliterated as Leung (in Hong Kong) or Leong (in Macau, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines) according to its Cantonese and ...