León

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A medieval kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula.
• Region in north-west Spain, now a part of the autonomous region Castilla y León.
• province Castile and León (region) Spain (country).
• city León (region) Spain (country).
• department Nicaragua (country).
• A city of Mexican state of Guanajuato.

Origin

• From Spanish León, from Latin legiō. The area in Spain was named after a Roman legion settling there, the Legio VII Gemina. legion, which was borrowed through Old French.