Leonas is a Lithuanian masculine given name and surname;[2] often a diminutive of Leonardas, and a Lithuanianized form of "Leon".[3]
Leonas (Ancient Greek: Λεωνᾶς) was also a Greek[4][5][6][7] and a Latin name.[8]
- ^ "Lithuanian Name Days". Behind the Name. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Leonas: Surname". Forebrears. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Leonas". Behind the Name. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ Suda, la.269
- ^ Sozomenos, Ecclesiastical History, 4.22.2 - GR
- ^ Sozomenos, Ecclesiastical History, 4.22.1 - EN
- ^ A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology William Smith, Ed., Proclus
- ^ Ammianus Marcellinus, Rerum Gestarum John C. Rolfe, Ph.D., Litt.D., Ed.