Leona

Leona is a female given name derived from the Latin word leo for "lion".

People and fictional characters named Leona include:

People

 * Leona (wrestler) (born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Leona Aglukkaq, Canadian politician
 * Leona Alleslev (born 1968), Canadian politician and military officer
 * Leona Anderson (1885–1973), American actress
 * Leona Brown, American boxer
 * Leona Cavalli, Brazilian actress
 * Leona Dalrymple, American author
 * Leona Detiège (born 1942), Belgian politician
 * Leona Dombrowsky, Canadian politician
 * Leona Edmiston, Australian fashion designer
 * Leona Florentino, Philippine 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 singer-songwriter
 * Leona Lishoy (born 1991), Indian actress and model
 * Leona Maguire (born 1994), Irish professional golfer
 * Leona Mitchell, American soprano
 * Leona Naess (born 1974), British singer-songwriter
 * Leona Popović (born 1997), Croatian alpine ski racer
 * Leona Riemann (born 1952), German writer, author, and publisher
 * Leona Roberts (1879–1954), American stage and film actress
 * Leona Vidal Roberts (born 1972), Falkland Islands politician
 * Leona Vaughan (born 1995), Welsh actress
 * Leona Vicario, Mexican, supporter of the Mexican War of Independence
 * Leona Winter (born 1995), French drag queen
 * Leona Woods, American physicist

Fictional characters

 * Leona Heidern, in The King of Fighters video game series
 * Leona Ozaki, in Masamune Shirow's Dominion anime and manga series
 * Leona, the Radiant Dawn, a playable champion character in the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends
 * Leona, from the TV series Between the Lions
 * Leaky Leona, a character from the third season of the TV series Codename: Kids Next Door