Are you looking for a lion-inspired name for a cat? We have hand picked 100 names which mean lion as well as famous lions in the movies.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Gender |
Aauf | Lion | Arabic | Male |
Abbas | Lion | Persian | Male |
Aera | Lion | Hindu | Male |
Aleser | Lion | Arabic | Male |
Alparslan | Heroic lion | Turkish | Male |
Ariel | God’s lion | Hebrew | Unisex |
Arielle | Lion of God | French | Female |
Arsalan | Lion | Persian | Male |
Arye | Arye | Hebrew | Male |
Aryeh | Lion | Hebrew | Male |
Asad | Lion | Arabic | Male |
Aslan | Lion from the book and movie The Chronicles of Narnia |
– | Male |
Athaleyah | Lioness of God | Hebrew | Female |
Awf | Lion | Arabic | Male |
Azmaray | Lion | Arabic | Male |
Babar | Lion, king of the jungle | Nigerian | Male |
Baber | Lion | Hindi | Male |
Bahrawar | Lionheart | Arabic | Male |
Balasingam | Lion | Indian | Male |
Benroy | Son of a lion | Hebrew | Male |
Cakusola | One who has the heart of a lion | African | Female |
Chephirah | Little lioness | Biblical | Female |
Dahi | Lion | Arabic | Male |
Dandelion | Lion’s tooth | English, French | Unisex |
Dhaigham | Lion, king of the jungle | Arabic | Male |
Dilan | Like a lion | Irish | Male |
Dilsher | Lionheart | Indian | Male |
Emeteria | Half lion | Greek | Female |
Gazanfer | Lion | Turkish | Male |
Ghadhanfar | Lion | Arabic | Male |
Gur | Young lion | Hebrew | Male |
Guri | My lion cub | Hebrew | Male |
Guryon | Young lion | Hebrew | Male |
Hafsa | Little lioness | Arabian | Female |
Haidar | Lion | Nigerian | Male |
Hamza | Lion | Nigerian | Male |
Jaisinha | Victorious lion | Indian | Male |
Kasar | Like a lion | Hindu | Male |
Kefira | Young lion | Hebrew | Female |
Kithlish | The company of a lioness | Biblical | Female |
Kosey | Lion | Egyptian | Male |
Kovu | Character from the movie Lion King II | – | Male |
Kraisee | Lion | Thai | Male |
Laion | Lion | Tongan | Male |
Laís | Lion | Portuguese | Female |
Laish | Lion | Nigerian | Female |
Lavi | Lion | Finnish | Male |
Layth | Lion | Nigerian | Male |
Leandre | Lion-man | French | Male |
Lejo | Lion | Finnish | Male |
Len | Lion | French | Male |
Lenard | Lion | French | Male |
Lenina | Lion-like woman | English | Female |
Lennel | Lion strength | English | Male |
Lenny | Brave as a lion | English | Male |
Lenna | Lion-strength | English | Female |
Lenya | Lion | Russian | Male |
Leo | Lion | Latin | Male |
Leola | Lion | American | Female |
Leon | Lion | Greek | Male |
Leonardo | Brave as a lion | Portuguese | Male |
Leonid | Lion-like | Russian | Male |
Leontina | Lioness | German, French | Female |
Lev | Lion | Hebrew | Male |
Levka | Lion | Russian | Male |
Levon | Lion | Armenian | Male |
Lew | Like a lion | Welsh | Male |
Lianteri | Lion | Finnish | Male |
Liona | Lioness | Italian | Female |
Lionel | Young lion | French | Male |
Llewella | Lion-like | Welsh | Female |
Lona | Lioness | Finnish | Female |
Loni | Lion | Latin | Female |
Lynette | Little lion | French, English | Female |
Lyonechka | Lion | Russian | Male |
Lyov | Lion | Russian | Male |
Mufasa | Character from the movie Lion King (Simba’s father) |
– | Male |
Nala | Lion character from the movie Lion King | – | Female |
Nalea | Lioness | Swahili | Female |
Napoleon | Lion of Naples | Italian | Male |
Nimra | Lion | Nigerian | Female |
Nuka | Character from the movie Lion King II | – | Male |
Othneil | God’s lion | Hebrew | Male |
Puma | Resembling a mountain lion | Spanish | Female |
Roslan | Lion | Nigerian | Male |
Ruslana | Lioness | Persian | Female |
Safia | Lion’s share | Arabic | Female |
Saja | Lion | Korean | Unisex |
Sarabi | Character from the movie Lion King | – | Male |
Sarafina | Character from the movie Lion King (Nala’s mother) |
– | Female |
Sher | Lion | Persian | Female |
Siha | Lion-hearted man | Arabic | Male |
Simba | Lion | Swahili | Male |
Tiaret | Someone who has the personality of a lioness |
African | Female |
Tīmoléōn | Lion honour | Greek | Male |
Tocho | Mountain lion | Native American | Male |
Zariel | The lion princess | American | Female |
Zira | Character from the movie Lion King II | – | Female |
Zuba | Character from the movie Madagascar | – | Male |
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