Leonie

Leonie or Léonie is a Latin-origin feminine given name meaning "lioness", from the masculine personal name Leon (meaning "lion"). Leonie evolved to Léonie in France. It is rare as a surname.

People
People with the name or its variants include:


 * Léonie Abo (born 1945), Bambunda author
 * Léonie Adams (1899–1988), American poet
 * Leonie Archer, British academic and author
 * Leonie Bennett (born 1993), Dutch cricketer
 * Leonie ter Braak (born 1980), Dutch actress and television presenter
 * Leonie Brinkema (born 1944), American judge
 * Leonie Burke, midwife
 * Léonie Duquet (1916–1977), French nun
 * Leonie Elliott (born 1988), British actress
 * Leonie Frieda (born 1956), Swedish-born former model, translator, and writer
 * Léonie Gilmour (1872–1933), American educator, editor, and journalist
 * Leonie Hanne, German fashion blogger
 * Léonie Horstmann (1898–1954), German writer
 * Leonie Huddy, Australian-American political scientist
 * Leonie Joubert, South African science writer
 * Leonie Krail (born 1986), Swiss ice dancer
 * Leonie Kramer (1924-2016), Australian academic, educator and professor
 * Leonie Maier (born 1992), German footballer
 * Myriam Léonie Mani (born 1977), Cameroonian runner
 * Léonie Martin (1903-1941), French nun
 * Leonie Rysanek (1926–1998), Austrian dramatic soprano
 * Leonie Saint (born 1986), German pornographic actress
 * Leonie Sandercock (born 1949), Australian academic
 * Leonie Short (born 1956), Australian politician
 * Leonie Swann (born 1975), nom de plume of a German crime writer
 * Leonie Maria Walter (born 2004), German biathlete

Fictional characters

 * Leonie Pinelli, a character from Fire Emblem: Three Houses
 * Aunt Léonie, a character from In Search of Lost Time (À la recherche du temps perdu), novel written by Marcel Proust (1871-1922)