Leona

Leona is a female variant of the name Leo or Leon. The name is derived from the Latin leo for "lion". The French form of Leona is Leonie.

Leona may also refer to:

Places

In the United States:

• Leona, Kansas
• Leona, Texas
• Leona Creek, a stream in Texas
• Leona Valley AVA, California wine region in Los Angeles County

People

Leona is the name of:

• Leona Aglukkaq, Canadian politician
• Leona Brown, boxer
• Leona Cavalli, Brazilian actress
• Leona Dalrymple, author
• Leona Dombrowsky, Canadian politician
• Leona Esaki, Japanese physicist and Nobel Laureate
• Leona Florentino, 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, African-American soprano
• Leona Naess, American singer/songwriter
• Leona Vicario, supporter of the Mexican War of Independence
• Leona Woods, American physicist
• Jacopo da Leona (died 1277), Italian poet
• Leona (wrestler) (born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler

Fictional characters

• Leona Garstein, character in the Super Robot Wars series
• Leona Heidern, character in The King of Fighters videogame series
• Leona Ozaki, character in Masamune Shirow's Dominion anime and manga series
• Leona, the Radiant Dawn, a playable champion character in the action real-time strategy video game League of Legends

Music

• Leona (instrument), a Mexican stringed instrument
• "Leona", a song by Sawyer Brown
• "Leona", a song by the Swedish band Millencolin on their first studio album Same Old Tunes (Tiny Tunes)

Ships

• Leona (sternwheeler)

Other

• 319 Leona, asteroid

See also

• La Leona (disambiguation)