Leo

Leo is the Latin word for lion. It most often refers to:

• Leo (constellation), a constellation
• Leo (astrology), an astrological sign of the zodiac

The terms Leo or Léo may also refer to:

Acronyms

• Law enforcement officer
• Law enforcement organisation
• Louisville Eccentric Observer, a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky
• Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity

Arts and entertainment

Music

• L.E.O. (band), a band by musician Bleu and collaborators
• Leo (soundtrack), soundtrack album by Anirudh Ravichander for the 2023 Indian film

Film

• Leo (2000 film), a Spanish film
• Leo (2002 film), a British-American film
• Leo, a 2007 Swedish film by Josef Fares
• Leo (2012 film), a Kenyan film
• Leo (2023 American film), an animated musical comedy
• Leo (2023 Indian film), a Tamil-language action thriller
• Leo the Lion (MGM), mascot of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio seen at the beginning of MGM films

Television

• Leo Awards, a British Columbian television award
• "Leo", an episode of Being Erica
• Léo, fictional lion in the animation Animal Crackers
• Léo, 2018 Quebec television series created by Fabien Cloutier

Companies

• Leo Namibia, former name for the TN Mobile phone network in Namibia
• Leo Pharma, an international pharmaceutical company, based in Denmark
• Leo Records, an English jazz record label
• Lioré et Olivier, a French aircraft manufacturer from 1912 to 1937
• The Leo Group, a waste-recycling company based in Halifax, England

People and fictional characters

• Leo (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname
• Léo, a list of people with the given name
• Leo (surname), a list of people
• Leonid dynasty, also known as the House of Leo, a Byzantine dynasty
• Arakel Babakhanian (1860–1932), known by his pen name Leo, Armenian historian
• Leo (singer) (born 1990), South Korean pop musician
• Léo (footballer, born 1975), full name Leonardo Lourenço Bastos, Brazilian football leftback
• Leo (footballer, born November 1989), full name Leonardo Passos Alves, Brazilian football striker
• Leo (footballer, born December 1989), full name Leandro Mariano da Silva, Brazilian football striker
• Léo (footballer, born 1990), full name Leonardo da Silva Vieira, Brazilian football goalkeeper
• Léo (footballer, born 1992), full name Leonardo José Peres, Brazilian football forward
• Leo (wrestler) (born 1989), Mexican professional wrestler
• Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira or Léo (born 1944), Brazilian comics writer

Places

• Léo Department, a department or commune of Sissili Province in southern Burkina Faso
  • Léo, Burkina Faso, the capital city of Sissili Province and Léo Department
• Leo, a village that was merged into Leo-Cedarville, Indiana, U.S.
• Leo, Ohio, U.S.
• Leo, West Virginia, U.S., a ghost town
• Leo Islands, Nunavut, Canada

Science and technology

Astronomy and space exploration

• Low Earth orbit, a satellite path
• Launch and Early Orbit phase, a crucial phase of a space mission
• LEO (spacecraft), a lunar mission

Biology

• Leo (horse), an American Quarter Horse
• Leonberger or Leo, a breed of dog
• Long-term Ecosystem Observatory, a marine study project
• Leo, an obsolete genus now in Panthera

Computing

• LEO (computer), the first commercially used computers
• Leo (text editor), a computer program

Sports

• BC Lions or Leos, a Canadian Football League team
• The PBA Leo Awards, annual Philippine Basketball Association awards

Other uses

• LEO (website), a group of dual-language dictionaries and discussion forums
• Leo Petroglyph, a series of ancient stone carvings
• Leo clubs, youth branch of Lions Clubs International
• Leotard, a skin-tight one-piece garment.

See also

• Leos (disambiguation)
• Lio (disambiguation)
• St. Leo (disambiguation)