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
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
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
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)
See also
Leonie (film), a 2010 film
Leon (disambiguation)