Leona
Leona is traditionally a female given name. Although nowadays, it can be considered a unisex name (even though it is rare as a male name).[1] The name is derived from the Latin leo for "lion".
People and fictional characters named Leona include:
People
- Leona (wrestler) (born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler
- Leona Aglukkaq, Canadian politician
- Leona Brown, American boxer
- Leona Cavalli, Brazilian actress
- Leona Dalrymple, American author
- Leona Dombrowsky, Canadian politician
- Leona Florentino, Philippine 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, American soprano
- Leona Naess, American singer/songwriter
- Leona Roberts (1879–1954), American stage and film actress
- Leona Popović (born 1997), Croatian alpine ski racer
- Leona Vicario, Mexican, supporter of the Mexican War of Independence
- Leona Vidal Roberts (born 1972), Falkland Islands politician
- Leona Woods, American physicist
- Leona Vaughan (born 1995), Welsh actress
- Leona Naess (born 1974), British singer-songwriter
Fictional characters
- Leona Heidern, in The King of Fighters video game series
- Leona Ozaki, in Masamune Shirow's Dominion anime and manga series
- Leona, the Radiant Dawn, a playable champion character in the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends
- Leona, from the TV series Between the Lions
- Leaky Leona, a character from the third season of the TV series Codename: Kids Next Door
Other uses
- Leona (film), a 2018 Mexican drama film centered on Mexico City's Syrian Jewish community.
See also
- La Leona (disambiguation)
- Reona (given name)
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