Leonce
leh-ONSS
A French and Latinized name meaning “lionlike.”
Meaning
The excerpts connect Leonce to the Greek root for “lion” and gloss it as “lionlike” or “lionstrong.” It appears as a French form, with related spellings such as Leoncie and Leoncio pointing to the same meaning and root.
Origin
FrenchGreekLatinvaries by culture
Fun fact
In the provided 1913 name book, Leonce is grouped with a cluster of “lion” names and assigned a feast day of November 6th.
Confidence: sourced. Sources: History of Christian Names, Girls' Names and Name-Day and Birthday Book.