Leona
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Leona is a female variant of the name Leo or Leon. The name is derived from the Latin leo for "lion". The French form of Leona is Leonie.
Leona may also refer to:
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[edit] Places
In the United States:
- Leona, Kansas
- Leona, Texas
- Leona Valley AVA, California wine region in Los Angeles County
[edit] People
Leona is the name of:
- Leona Aglukkaq, Canadian politician
- Leona Brown, boxer
- Leona Cavalli, Brazilian actress
- Leona Dalrymple, author
- Leona Dombrowsky, Canadian politician
- Leona Esaki, Japanese physicist and Nobel Laureate
- Leona Florentino, poet
- Leona Gom, Canadian novelist and poet
- Leona Graham, British DJ and voiceover artist.
- Leona Helmsley, American hotel operator and real estate investor
- Leona Hutton, American silent film star
- Leona Lewis (born 1985), British pop, R&B and soul singer-songwriter
- Leona Mitchell, African-American soprano
- Leona Naess, American singer/songwriter
- Leona Vicario, supporter of the Mexican War of Independence
- Leona Woods, American physicist
- Jacopo da Leona (died 1277), Italian poet
[edit] Fictional characters
- Leona Garstein, character in the Super Robot Wars series
- Leona Heidern, character in The King of Fighters videogame series
- Leona Ozaki, character in Masamune Shirow's Dominion: Tank Police anime and manga series
[edit] Music
- Leona (instrument), a Mexican stringed instrument
- "Leona", a song by Sawyer Brown
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