The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
From the Greek, meaning “little lion”. French diminutive of “Leon”.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Leo, Leon, Levon, Linal, Linel, Lionnel, Lynal, Lynel, Lyonel, Lyonnel, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Lionel, one of the pageboys Robin befriends during his stay at Sir Peter’s castle, in The Door in the Wall (written in 1949 and set sometime between 1327-1377), by Marguerite de Angeli.
– Rev. Lionel Delamere, a friend of Miss Briggs’, in Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray (published in 1847-48, but set in the 1810s-20s).

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• Everything Old is New Again, Vol. III | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  August 30, 2015 at 9:21 am

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