Leon

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Leon or Léon or León may refer to:

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[edit] Places

[edit] France

  • Léon, Landes, a commune of the Landes département, France
  • Léon (viscounty), Brittany, France
  • Léon (diocese), Brittany, France

[edit] Mexico

[edit] Nicaragua

[edit] Philippines

[edit] Spain

[edit] United States

[edit] People

Leon is a name in several Germanic languages meaning "thunder," and is used as both a given name and a surname. In a Greek or Spanish context, the name Leon means "lion". For people with the name "Leon", see People named Leon.

[edit] Other meanings

  • Club Léon, A soccer team in Mexico
  • Kings of Leon, an American rock band
  • León (beer), a Mexican beer
  • Léon, (1994), also known as The Professional and The Cleaner, a film directed by Luc Besson. Also the name of the protagonist of that film
  • Leon's, a Canadian furniture superstore
  • Leon Motors, a former Yorkshire bus company
  • LEON, an open source CPU
  • SEAT León, a car model
  • "Leon", a song by Kinky from their 2006 album Reina
  • Leon (Squirrel Boy), a fictional blue squirrel from the animated series Squirrel Boy.