Leo or Léo may refer to:

Acronyms

Law enforcement officer A law enforcement officer (LEO), or peace officer in North American English, is a public-sector employee whose duties primarily involve the enforcement of laws. The phrase can include campaign disclosure specialists, local police officers, pro ...

Law enforcement organisation A law enforcement agency (LEA) is any government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws. Jurisdiction LEAs which have their ability to apply their powers restricted in some way are said to operate within a jurisdiction. LEAs ...

* '' Louisville Eccentric Observer'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky * Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity

Arts and entertainment

Music

Leo (band) ''For the Electric Light Orchestra-style band by Boston musician Bleu and collaborators, see LEO (band)'' Leo is an American alternative rock band formed by Ian Eddy and Brandon Zano in Cleveland, Ohio in 2001. Eddy explained the name of the ban ...

, a Missouri-based rock band that was founded in Cleveland, Ohio *

L.E.O. (band) L.E.O. is a 2006 project by Boston musician Bleu and collaborators which produced ''Alpacas Orgling'', a 2006 album of original songs similar in style to Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), the Traveling Wilburys, and 1970s AM radio pop music. F ...

, a band by musician Bleu and collaborators

Film

* ''Leo'' (2000 film), a Spanish film by José Luis Borau * ''Leo'' (2002 film), a British-American drama film * ''Leo'', a 2007 Swedish film by Josef Fares * ''Leo'' (2012 film), a Kenyan film *

Leo the Lion (MGM) Leo the Lion is the mascot for the Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and one of its predecessors, Goldwyn Pictures, featured in the studio's production logo, which was created by the Paramount Studios art director Lionel S. Reiss. Since ...

, mascot of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio

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 TN Mobile, first introduced as Cell One and then as Leo, is a mobile telecommunications company in Namibia providing cellular and internet services. It is the second largest mobile operator in Namibia with around 300.000 active subscribers. The c ...

, former name for the TN Mobile phone network in Namibia * Leo Pharma, an international pharmaceutical company, based in Denmark *

Leo Records Leo Records is a British record company and label which releases jazz from Russian, American, and British musicians. It concentrates on free jazz. Leo Records was founded in 1979 by Leo Feigin (also known under his broadcasting name Aleksei Le ...

, an English jazz record label *

Lioré et Olivier Lioré-et-Olivier was a French manufacturer of aircraft of the 20th century, founded in 1912 by Fernand Lioré and Henri Olivier. History The ''Société de Constructions Aéronautiques d'hydravions Lioré-et-Olivier'' had three factories, loca ...

, a French aircraft manufacturer from 1912 to 1937 * The Leo Group, a waste-recycling company based in Halifax, England

People

Name lists

Leo (given name) Leo is a given name in several languages. In European languages it is usually a masculine given name and it comes from the Latin word ''leo'' which in turns comes from the Greek word λέων meaning "lion". It can also refer to the name Leonar ...

, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname *

Léo Léo is a proper noun in French, meaning lion". Its etymological root lies in the Latin word Leo. Léo is used as a diminutive or variant of the names Léon, Léonard, Léonardon, Leonardo, Léonid, ''Léonor'', '' Léonore'', ''Eléonore'', ...

, a list of people with the given name *

Leo (surname) The surname Leo may refer to: * Angelo Leo (born 1994), American boxer * Daniel Leo (mobster) (born 1928), American organized crime figure * Daniel Leo (born 1982), Samoan rugby player * Edoardo Leo (born 1972), Italian actor, director and scree ...

, a list of people *

Leonid dynasty The Leonid dynasty produced five Roman emperors during Late Antiquity, reigning over the Roman Empire from 457 to 518. The dynasty's patriarch was Leo I, who was made Roman emperor in 457. Leo's daughter Ariadne became empress and mother to an ...

, also known as the House of Leo, a Byzantine dynasty

Single names

Arakel Babakhanian Arakel Grigori Babakhanian ( hy, Առաքել Գրիգորի Բաբախանյան; – 14 November 1932), commonly known by his pen name Leo ( hy, Լեո), was an Armenian historian, writer, critic and professor of Yerevan State University. ...

(1860–1932), known by his pen name Leo, Armenian historian *

Leo (singer) Jung Taek-woon (; born on November 10, 1990), better known by his stage name Leo (), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and musical theatre actor, signed under Jellyfish Entertainment. Leo debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group VI ...

(born 1990), South Korean pop musician *

Léo (footballer, born 1975) Leonardo Lourenço Bastos (born 6 July 1975), commonly known as Léo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a left back. He spent most of his professional career with Santos and Benfica, arriving at the latter at the age of 25 and ...

, full name Leonardo Lourenço Bastos, Brazilian football leftback *

Leo (footballer, born November 1989) Leonardo Passos Alves (born November 29, 1989 in Jacobina, Brazil), known as Leo, is a Brazilian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football a ...

, full name Leonardo Passos Alves, Brazilian football striker *

Leo (footballer, born December 1989) Leandro Mariano da Silva (born 11 December 1989), known as just Leo, is a Brazilian striker. Career Leo began his career in his hometown with Brusque joined than in summer 2008 to FK Siad Most, he played his one and only game in Czech Republic ...

, full name Leandro Mariano da Silva, Brazilian football striker *

Léo (footballer, born 1990) Leonardo da Silva Vieira (born 22 September 1990), commonly known as Léo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Rio Ave. Honours Athletico Paranaense * Campeonato Paranaense: 2019 * J.League Cup / Copa Sudameric ...

, full name Leonardo da Silva Vieira, Brazilian football goalkeeper *

Léo (footballer, born 1992) Leonardo José Peres (born 7 April 1992), commonly known as Léo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised ...

, full name Leonardo José Peres, Brazilian football forward *

Leo (wrestler) Leornardo Carrera Lizarraga (born May 14, 1989) is a Mexican '' luchador'' or professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Bestia 666. He is currently working for various promotions across Mexico, while also performing in the United Stat ...

(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

Launch and Early Orbit phase In spacecraft operations, Launch and Early Operations (LEOP) is one of the most critical phases of a mission. Spacecraft operations engineers take control of the satellite after it separates from the launch vehicle. LEOP generally concludes once the ...

, of a space mission * LEO (spacecraft), a lunar mission *

Low Earth orbit A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth with a period of 128 minutes or less (making at least 11.25 orbits per day) and an eccentricity less than 0.25. Most of the artificial objects in outer space are in LEO, with an altitude never m ...

, a satellite path *

Leo (constellation) Leo is one of the constellations of the zodiac, between Cancer the crab to the west and Virgo the maiden to the east. It is located in the Northern celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin for lion, and to the ancient Greeks represented the Neme ...

, a constellation

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 ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae that was named and described by Lorenz Oken in 1816 who placed all the spotted cats in this group. Reginald Innes Pocock revised the classification of this genus in 1916 as comprising the tiger ...

Computing

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

Sports

BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place. The Lions played their first season ...

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

Other uses

Leo (astrology) Leo () (Greek: , ''Leōn''), Latin for Lion, is the fifth sign of the zodiac. It corresponds to the constellation Leo and comes after Cancer and before Virgo. The traditional Western zodiac associates Leo with the period between about July ...

, an astrological sign *

LEO (website) LEO (meaning ''Link Everything Online'') is an Internet-based electronic dictionary and translation dictionary initiated by the computer science department of the Technical University of Munich in Germany. After a spin-out, the dictionaries h ...

, 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