Levon
Meaning
“Armenian form of Leon, 'lion'”
Levon around the world
One shared root links 5 names across 5 languages.
Shared root: from Latin leo "lion" (Greek leōn), with Lionel as its medieval French diminutive "little lion"
The constellation
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Levon in song
Levon
Elton John (1971)
A strange, cinematic character sketch about a man who names his son Jesus and a boy who wants to leave, with strings that keep swelling past where you expect.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Levon peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
59 people · the #59,447 first name in Brazil · median age 50
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
The Levon deep dive
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