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Lionel (male)

Pet Name(s):Len (M)
Derivative of:Leon (M)
Feminine form:Liona (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

English, from the French name Léon, Old French "lion".

Note: Leo and Leonard are ultimately also derived from Latin "lion".
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