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Meaning & Origins
Derivative of Leo, from the oblique case. This form is common as a Jewish name, but recently has also acquired wider currency. The lion is an important symbol among Jews because of Jacob's dying pronouncement that ‘Judah is a lion's whelp’ (Genesis 49:9).
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Nicknames & variations
Leona, Leone, Leonie, Leonia, Leonna, Leoni, Leonne, Leono, Leony, Lena
Barwick, Berwick, Burwick, Barwell, Barwig, Barwise, Barwinski, Borwick, Barwin, Barwacz
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