Lionel

See also: lionel

English

Etymology

A Middle English diminutive of French Léon, Latin Leo (“lion”), or of the Middle English nickname Lion + -el (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• enPR: lī' ən əl, IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪənl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Lionel

1. A male given name from Latin of mostly British usage.
   • 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:
     , Scene IV

     His grandfather was Lionel, Duke of Clarence,

     Third son to the third Edward, King of England.

     Spring crestless yeomen from so deep a root?

   • 1953, L. P. Hartley, The Go-Between, Hamish Hamilton, published 1974, pages 49–50:

     "Yes. You see, I was born under the sign of Leo, though it's not my real name."
     "What is your real name?"
     I saw Marcus looking at me, but I couldn't refuse to tell her.
     "It's Lionel. But don't tell anyone."
     "Why not?"
     "Because it's rather a fancy name."

Translations

male given name

• French: Lionel (fr)
• Georgian: ლაიონელ (laionel)
• Italian: Lionello (it)
• Portuguese: Leonel (pt)
• Romanian: Lionel
• Russian: Лионель (ru) (Lionelʹ)

Anagrams

• O'Neill, loline, niello, nollie

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lionel/ [li.o.nel]
• Rhymes: -onel, -el
• Hyphenation: Li‧o‧nel

Proper noun

Lionel anim

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Lionel (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite
absolutive	Lionel
ergative	Lionelek
dative	Lioneli
genitive	Lionelen
comitative	Lionelekin
causative	Lionelengatik
benefactive	Lionelentzat
instrumental	Lionelez
inessive	Lionelengan
locative	—
allative	Lionelengana
terminative	Lionelenganaino
directive	Lionelenganantz
destinative	Lionelenganako
ablative	Lionelengandik
partitive	Lionelik
prolative	Lioneltzat

References

• “Lionel”, in Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia [Basque Onomastic Database], Euskaltzaindia
• Xarles Bidegain, Izendegia, 1999, Elkarlanean, Donostia, →ISBN, page 271

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ljɔ.nɛl/

Proper noun

Lionel m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Lionel