Leon or Léon or León may refer to:

Places

France

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

Landes is a département in southern France. ...

Greece

• Greek: Λέων ἄκρα, two sites:
• a point on the south coast of Crete, now called Liondas. (Ptol. iii. 17. § 4; Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography.)
• a promontory of Euboea, south of Eretria, on the καλὴ ἀκτή. (Ptol. iii. 15. § 24; Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography.)

For the famous World War II battle, see: Battle of Crete For other uses, see Crete (disambiguation). ... A medieval artists rendition of Claudius Ptolemaeus Claudius Ptolemaeus (Greek: ; ca. ... Sir William Smith (1813 - 1893), English lexicographer, was born at Enfield in 1813 of Nonconformist parents. ... The Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, published in 1854, was the last a series of classical dictionaries edited by the english scholar William Smith (1813–1893), which included as sister works the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities and the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. ... Euboea or Negropont (Modern Greek: Εύβοια Evia, Ancient Greek Εúβοια Eúboia; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is the largest island of the Greek archipelago. ... Sir William Smith (1813 - 1893), English lexicographer, was born at Enfield in 1813 of Nonconformist parents. ... The Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, published in 1854, was the last a series of classical dictionaries edited by the english scholar William Smith (1813–1893), which included as sister works the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities and the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. ...

Italy

• Leon, Italy, an ancient city on the east coast of Sicily

Leon (Greek:: ) was an ancient city on the east coast of Sicily, near Syracuse, where both the Athenians and Romans landed when they were going to attack that city. ...

Mexico

• León, Guanajuato
• Nuevo León

Calle 5 de Mayo. ... Nuevo León (Spanish for New León, after the former kingdom in Spain) is a state located in northeastern Mexico. ...

Nicaragua

• León, Nicaragua
• León Department

León is a city in Nicaragua, Central America, located at 12. ... León is a department in Nicaragua. ...

Philippines

• Leon, Iloilo

Leon is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. ...

Spain

• León, Spain, capital city of the province of the same name
• León (province)
• Castile and León, autonomous community
• Kingdom of León, historical kingdom

The city of León (Llión in the Leonese language), located at 42. ... León province León (Llión in Asturian-leonese language) is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. ... Capital Valladolid Official language(s) Spanish/Castilian Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked  94,223 km²  18. ... Coat of arms Kingdom of León, 1030 Capital León Language(s) Mainly Latin and Astur-Leonese. ...

United States

• Leon, Iowa
• Leon, Kansas
• Leon, New York
• Leon, Oklahoma
• Leon, West Virginia
• Leon, Monroe County, Wisconsin
• Leon, Waushara County, Wisconsin
• Leon County, Florida
• Leon County, Texas
• Leon Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota
• Leon Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota
• Leon Valley, Texas
• Leon, Georgia

Leon is a city located in Decatur County, Iowa. ... Leon is a city located in Butler County, Kansas. ... Leon is a town located in Cattaraugus County, New York. ... Leon is a town located in Love County, Oklahoma. ... Leon is a town located in Mason County, West Virginia. ... Leon is a town located in Monroe County, Wisconsin, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 858. ... Leon is a town located in Waushara County, Wisconsin. ... Leon County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... Leon County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Leon Township is a township located in Clearwater County, Minnesota. ... Leon Township is a township located in Goodhue County, Minnesota. ... Leon Valley is a city located in Bexar County, Texas. ...

People

People named Leon

• Leon (king of Sparta), c. 590-560 BCE

Leon was King of Sparta from 590 to 560 BC. Category: ...

People with the given name Leon

• Leon (given name)

Leon is a name in several Germanic languages meaning thunder, and is used as both a given name and a surname. ...

Artistic creations

• "Leon", a song by Kinky from their 2006 album Reina
• 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

Reina is a self produced album by the Mexican electro-pop band Kinky. ... Léon (aka The Cleaner, The Professional, or Léon the Professional) is a 1994 film written and directed by French director Luc Besson. ...

Fictional characters

• Leon, an anthropomorphic male chameleon from the Starfox game series
• Leon Scott Kennedy, a character from Resident Evil
• Leon, a character from the Dead or Alive video game series
• Squall Leonhart, also known as Leon, character in Final Fantasy VIII and Kingdom Hearts
• Leon (Squirrel Boy), a blue squirrel from the animated series Squirrel Boy
• Leon. A F-Zero racer
• Leon Magnus, a character from Tales of Destiny and Tales of Destiny 2.

The Star Fox series ) is a video game franchise published by Nintendo. ... Leon Scott Kennedy is a video game character from the Resident Evil survival horror series. ... Leon is a character from the Dead or Alive video game franchise. ... Dead or Alive ) is a video game series produced by Tecmo that comprises primarily fighting games. ... Squall Leonhart ) is the main protagonist of Squaresofts (now Square Enix) role-playing game Final Fantasy VIII. He was designed by Tetsuya Nomura with heavy influences coming from game director Yoshinori Kitase. ... Leon is fictional squirrel character from the animated series, Squirrel Boy. ... Leon Magnus ) is a character from the Tales series, specifically Tales of Destiny and its sequel, Tales of Destiny 2. ... Tales of Destiny ) is a video game in the RPG genre published for the PlayStation console by Namco on December 23, 1997 in Japan. ... Tales of Destiny 2 ) is the fourth main game in Namcos popular Tales RPG series, a true sequel to Tales of Destiny that takes place in the same fictional world. ...

Other meanings

• LEON, an open source CPU
• SEAT León, a car model
• León (beer), a Mexican beer
• Club Léon, A soccer team in Mexico
• Leon's, a Canadian furniture superstore
• Leon Motors, a former Yorkshire bus company
• Kings of Leon, an American rock band

Leon or Léon or León may refer to: // Léon, Landes, a commune of the Landes département, France Léon (viscounty), Brittany, France Léon (diocese), Brittany, France Greek: , two sites: a point on the south coast of Crete, now called Liondas. ... The SEAT León (pronounced Leh-On) is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer SEAT since 1999. ... Club Léon is a football (soccer) club from León, Guanajuato, Mexico. ... Leons (Léon in Quebec) is a Canadian furniture superstore which first opened its store in 1909 by Lebanese immigrants. ... Finningley is a village in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with Nottinghamshire. ... Kings of Leon are a rock band made up of three brothers and one cousin, based in Mt. ...

See also

• De León
• Leonard
• Leonidas I, a king of ancient Sparta

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