- a male given name, form of Leo.
- a province in NW Spain: formerly a kingdom. 5,936 sq. mi. (15,375 sq. km).
- the capital of this province.
- a city in W Guanajuato, in central Mexico.
- a city in W Nicaragua: the former capital.
- a region and former kingdom of NW Spain, which united with Castile in 1230
- a city of NW Spain: capital of the kingdom of León (10th century). Pop: 135 634 (2003 est)
- a city in central Mexico, in W Guanajuato state: commercial centre of a rich agricultural region. Pop: 1 438 000 (2005 est)
- a city in W Nicaragua: one of the oldest towns of Central America, founded in 1524; capital of Nicaragua until 1855; university (1812). Pop: 168 000 (2005 est)
