Leonie

Leonie is a Greek-origin feminine given name, (meaning "lioness"), from the masculine personal name Leon (meaning "lion"). Leonie evolved to Léonie in France. It is rare as a surname.^[1]^[2]

People with the name or its variants include:

Léonie Abo (born 1945), Bambunda author
Léonie Adams (1899 – 1988), American poetess
Leonie Archer, British academic
Leonie Brinkema (born 1944), American judge
Léonie Duquet (1916 – 1977), French nun
Leonie Frieda (born 1956), Swedish-born former model, translator, and writer
Léonie Gilmour (1872-1933), American educator, editor, and journalist
Leonie Joubert, freelance science write
Leonie Krail (born 1986), Swiss ice dancer
Leonie Kramer (born 1924), Australian academic, educator and professor
Myriam Léonie Mani (born 1977), Cameroonian runner
Leonie Rysanek (1926 – 1998), Austrian dramatic soprano.
Leonie Sandercock (born 1949), Australian academic
Leonie Schaller (born 1978), German saxophonist
Leonie Short (born 1956), Australian politician
Leonie Swann (born 1975), nom de plume of a German crime writer
Leonie Wood (born 1961), Australian journalist
Leonie Jennings (born 1990), Australian Law Student (University of Western Sydney), and wife of Natalie Chehade. Mistress of Rob Bianchini

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