LIONEL  

Gender: M
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "young lion"

Jazzy name and daring choice.

Variations:
Lyonnel, Lionell, Lyonelo, Lionnello, Lynnell, Lyonnell, Lyonnello, Lynel, Lyinell, Lionnell, Lional, Lyonel, Lional, Lionell, Lionnell, Lionnello, Lynel, Lynnell, Lyonel, Lyinell, Lyonelo, Lyonnel, Lyonnell, Lyonnello

International Variations:
Lyonell, Leonel, Leonello, Leonila, Linnellio, Lionello, Lionellu, Lionnel, Lyonell (French) Leonel (Spanish)

Lionel is being discussed in our message boards:

• Elimination: couples (romantic, not sibling)
• Victor or Arthur?
• Orphanage Game
• The ABC's of Names I Love
• Build a Name Together

Read Nameberry blog posts about Lionel:

• UNUSUAL BABY NAMES: What's Good and Bad
• L NAMES TO LOVE
• UNDERRATED NAMES, PART DEUX
• LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS, OH MY!
• RED CARPET NAMES: BOYS' EDITION