Leo is the Latin word for Lion. The lion ( Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four Big cats in the Genus Panthera. Leo is Kiswahili for today. It might also refer to:
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Leo (constellation)
- Leo (astrology)
- Leo the Lion (MGM), the mascot of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio
- Leo, a drama film directed by Mehdi Norowzian
- Leo (text editor), a computer program
- Panthera leo, scientific name of the lion
- Leo Mattel, a toy manufacturer
- Low Earth orbit
- Louisville Eccentric Observer, an alternative urban newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky
- LEO computer, British computer (LEO I; Lyons Electronic Office I)
- LEO (spacecraft), proposed German lunar mission
- LEO (website), meaning link everything online is well known for its software archive which mirrors several important open-source servers and its free online dictionaries (English-German, French-German, Spanish-German, Italian-German, Chinese-German)
- The Leo, a statuette given by the Philippine Basketball Association for its seasonal awards
- Leo (horse), American Quarter Horse
People
- Daniel Leo, Samoan rugby player
- Juliusz Leo (1861 - 1918), mayor of Kraków (Cracow)
- Léo, Brazilian comics writer
- Leonardo Andre Pimenta Faria, Brazilian football (soccer) player
- Leo Arnaud, French-American composer
- Leonardo Lourenço Bastos, Brazilian football (soccer) player
- Leo Beenhakker, Dutch football (soccer) manager
- Leo Bosschart, Dutch football (soccer) player
- Leonardo DiCaprio, actor
- Leo Fender Pioneer of the electric guitar. A police officer (also known as a policeman or policewoman) is a warranted employee of a Police force. Leo (ˈliːoʊ Lion, symbol, Unicode ♌ is a Constellation of the Zodiac. Leo is the fifth Astrological sign of the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Leo. Leo the Lion is the mascot for the Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, featured in the studio's Production logo. Mehdi Norowzian is a British director who has directed two films Leo (2002 starring Joseph Fiennes and Elizabeth Shue, and Leo ( L iterate E ditor with O utlines is a Text editor that features outlines with clones as its central tool of organization and The lion ( Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four Big cats in the Genus Panthera. A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The Louisville Eccentric Observer (widely known as LEO) is a free weekly newspaper (urban Alternative weekly) distributed every Wednesday in over The British LEO I ( L yons E lectronic O ffice I) Computer ran its first business application in 1951 LEO ( L unarer E rkundungs' o' rbiter - engl Lunar Exploration Orbiter is the name of a proposed German mission to the Moon LEO (meaning link everything online) is an internet site initiated by the Computer science department of the Technische Universität München in The Leo is a Statuette given by the Philippine Basketball Association to its seasonal awardees The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA is a Professional Basketball league in the Philippines founded in 1975. Leo was one of the most influential Quarter Horse sires in the early years of the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA This is article about Daniel Leo-rugby playerFor the boss of the Genovese crime family see Daniel Leo (mobster Daniel Leo (born 2 October, 1982 Juliusz Franciszek Leo (15 September 1861 - 22 February 1918 was a Polish politician and academic Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira (born on January 1, 1944 in Brazil) more famous under his artist name T Leonardo Andre Pimenta Faria (or simply Leo, born November 18, 1982 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian football Leo Arnaud or Léo Arnaud ( July 24, 1904 &ndash April 26, 1991) (ˈleɪ Leonardo Lourenço Bastos commonly known as Léo (born 6 July 1975) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is a Brazilian Football Leo Beenhakker (born August 2, 1942 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is an international Dutch football coach currently Leonard ("Leo" François Gerard Bosschart (born August 24, 1888 in Kota Radja, Dutch East Indies &ndash died May 9 Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 1974 is a three-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American film actor. Clarence Leonidas Fender ( August 10, 1909 - March 21, 1991) also known as Leo Fender, was an American inventor who
- Leo Jogiches, Marxist revolutionary
- Leo Klein Gebbink, Dutch field hockey player
- Leo Ku, Hong Kong singer and actor
- Leo Laporte, American technology broadcaster and author
- Leonardo Leo, composer
- Leonardo Ortolani, Italian comics author
- Leo Peelen, Dutch track cyclist
- Leonardo Santiago, Brazilian football (soccer) player
- Leo Strauss, American political philosopher
- Leó Szilárd, Hungarian-American physicist
- Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer
- Leonardo da Vinci, Italian polymath: scientist, inventor, engineer, artist
- Leo Visser, Dutch ice speed skater
- Leo van Vliet, Dutch road bicycle race
- Leo Messi, Argentinian soccer player
- Léo, Brazilian football defender
Popes
Monarchs
Fictional characters
- Leo, from Warzard
- Leo Corbett, from Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy
- Leo McGarry, White House Chief of Staff on The West Wing
- Leo Wyatt, from the television series Charmed
- Leo Jones (Doctor Who), from the television series Doctor Who
- Leo Leonardo, a main character in the VG Cats webcomic
- Leo, Tommy Chong's recurring That '70s Show character
- Leo, a new character in the game Tekken 6
- Leonardo - de facto leader of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Ultraman Leo from Ultraman Leo - Seventh show of the Henshin Japanese series, Ultraman
- Leo (comics), a Marvel Comics character
- Leo Kingdom, a major character in MegaMan Star Force. Leo(n Jogiches ( 17 July 1867 &ndash 10 March 1919) also known by his party name of Leon Tyszka ( Tyska, Tyshko Leo Klein Gebbink (born January 9, 1968 in Zelhem, Gelderland) is a former Field hockey midfield player from The Netherlands Leo Ku Kui-Kei is a Hong Kong Cantopop and Mandopop singer and actor Leo Gordon Laporte (born November 29, 1956 in New York City, New York) is an American Technology broadcaster and Leonardo Leo ( August 5, 1694 &ndash October 31, 1744) more correctly Lionardo Oronzo Salvatore de Leo was an Italian Leonardo Ortolani, better known as Leo (born January 14, 1967) is an Italian Comics author creator of the popular Leopoldus ("Leo" Eduardus Theoduris Peelen (born July 16, 1968 in Arnhem, Gelderland) is a retired Dutch former Leonardo Vitor Santiago (born March 9 1983 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Football (soccer player who currently plays for Ajax. Leo Strauss (September 20 1899 &ndash October 18 1973 was a German -born Jewish-American political philosopher who specialized in the study of classical Leó Szilárd (Szilárd Leó February 11, 1898 – May 30, 1964) was an Hungarian - American Physicist who Leo Tolstoy, or Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy ( –) (Лев Никола́евич Толсто́й, was a Russian Writer widely regarded Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci ( April 15 1452 – May 2 1519 was an Italian Polymath, having been a scientist Mathematician, Engineer Leendert ("Leo" Visser (born January 13, 1966 in Haastrecht, Zuid-Holland) is s a former Dutch Speed skater, Leonardus ("Leo" Quirinus Machutus van Vliet (born November 15, 1955 in Honselersdijk, Zuid-Holland) is a retired Road bicycle Lionel Andrés Messi (born June 24 1987 in Rosario) is an Argentine footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in La Liga. Leonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda or simply Léo (born January 30, 1988 in Contagem) is a Brazilian central defender Pope Saint Leo I or Pope Saint Leo the Great was Pope from September 29, 440 to November 10, 461. Pope Pope Leo III (died June 12, 816) was Pope from 795 to 816 Protected by Charlemagne from his enemies in Rome he subsequently strengthened Pope Leo V, a native of Ardea, was Pope for some thirty days in 903 after the death of Pope Benedict IV (900&ndash903 Leo VI, a Roman, succeeded Pope John X (914&ndash928 as Pope in 928 Leo VII (died July 13, 939) Pope from January 3, 936 until his death in 939 was preceded by Pope John XI (931&ndash935 Leo VIII (died March 1, 965) considered by the Church an Antipope from 963 to 964 a true Pope from 964 to 965 a Roman by birth Pope Pope Leo X, born Giovanni de' Medici (December 11 1475 – December 1 1521 was Pope from 1513 to his death Pope Leo XI ( June 2, 1535 &ndash April 27, 1605) born Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, was Pope from April 1 Pope Leo XII ( August 22, 1760 – February 10, 1829) born Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola della Genga, was Pope Leo XIII ( March 2, 1810 – July 20, 1903) born Count Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci, was the 256th Pope Flavius Leo or Leo II ( 467 - November 17, 474) served as Byzantine Emperor from January 18 to November 17 Leo III the Isaurian ' or the Syrian ' ( Greek: Λέων Γ΄ Leōn III) (c Leo IV the Khazar ( Greek: Λέων Δ΄ Leōn IV) ( January 25, 750 &ndash September 8, 780 Leo V the Armenian ( Greek: Λέων Ε΄ Leōn V; Լեիոն Ե Leion Yech) (775 &ndash December 25, 820) was emperor This article is about the Byzantine Emperor There is also an article on Pope Leo VI Leo VI "the Wise" or "the Philosopher" Leo I or Leon I (Լեիոն Ա Մեծագործ Eastern tansliteration: Levon Metsagorts, Western trans Leo II or Leon II (occasionally numbered Leo III; Լեիոն Բ Levon II; c Leo III or Leon III (occasionally numbered Leo IV; Լեիոն Գ Levon III; 1287/1289 &ndash 1307 was king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Leo IV or Leon IV (also numbered Leo V; Լեիոն Դ Levon IV; 1309 &ndash 28 August 1341) was the last Hethumid king Leo V or Leon V (occasionally Leo VI; Լեիոն Levon V; 1342 &ndash 29 November 1393) of the House of Lusignan, was Leo V or Leon V (occasionally Leo VI; Լեիոն Levon V; 1342 &ndash 29 November 1393) of the House of Lusignan, was Red Earth, known as in Japan, is a Fighting game by Capcom released in 1996 for arcades It was the first game to The Galaxy Power Rangers are Fictional characters in the Power Rangers universe and the main protagonists of the Television series Power Rangers Leo Thomas McGarry is a Fictional character played by John Spencer on the television serial Drama Leo Wyatt is a Fictional character from the WB television series Charmed, portrayed by Actor Brian Krause Leo Jones is a recurring Fictional character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by VG Cats (short for Video Game Cats) is a Webcomic written and drawn by Canadian Cartoonist Scott Ramsoomair. Leonard Chingkwake is a character on the Fox Sitcom That '70s Show. Thomas "Tommy" B Kin Chong (born May 24 1938 is a Canadian Comedian, Actor and Musician who is well-known for his stereotypical That '70s Show is an American television sitcom that centered on the lives of a group of teenagers living in the fictional town of is the latest installment of Namco 's Tekken series which was released to Japanese arcades on November 26, 2007. Leonardo (or Leo) a Fictional character, is one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT is a Japanese Tokusatsu TV show and is the 7th show in the Ultra Series. is a Japanese Tokusatsu TV show and is the 7th show in the Ultra Series. is the Japanese word for " Transformation," literally meaning "to change or transform the body For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is a Fictional character featured in Tokusatsu, or "special effects" television programs in Japan Leo is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. Publication history The original Leo first appeared in Avengers #72 (January Mega Man Star Force, known in Japan as in the original Japanese language version is an Anime and Manga series based on the
- General Leo Christophe, from the video game Final Fantasy VI
- A nickname of a space probe (Leonardo Da Vinci) from Alien Planet
Places
- Leo, Texas, a community about 60 miles north of Dallas/Fort Worth in Cooke County. Square Co Ltd 's Console role-playing game Final Fantasy VI features fourteen permanent Player characters the largest number of any game A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. also known as Final Fantasy III for English audiences when it was first released is a Console role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Alien Planet is a 94 minute special on Discovery Channel about two internationally built Robot probes investigating for alien life on the fictional planet Alien Planet is a 94 minute special on Discovery Channel about two internationally built Robot probes investigating for alien life on the fictional planet
- Léo, Burkina Faso a town in Burkina Faso
- Leones, Córdoba, a community in the Marcos Juárez department of Córdoba province, Argentina. Léo is a Town located in the province of Sissili in Burkina Faso. Marcos Juárez Department is a department of Córdoba Province in Argentina. Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.
Dictionary
Leo
-noun
- Someone with a Leo star sign
-proper noun
- A male given name, borne by numerous saints and 13 popes.
- (astronomy): One of the twelve constellations of the zodiac, shaped approximately like a lion and containing the bright star Regulus.
- (astrology): The zodiac sign for the Lion, covering July 23–August 22.
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