MEANING & HISTORY
What does Pantaleon mean?
Pantaleon is a historical Greek personal name combining all and lion. The consulted account distinguishes its earlier royal occurrence from its later Christian saint association.
It is therefore not merely a modern name assembled from English words. The different saint-name Panteleimon should not be used to replace the lion element with a mercy gloss.
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Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
2
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗THE RECORDED SPELLING
Find Pantaleon in the sources
Public-record evidence
OpenHalalan · COMELEC · 2001
Given-name field in the source
PANTALEON JR.CSV record 7,103 (header counted as record 1)
- Other source spellings
- PANTALEON
- Displayed form
- Pantaleon
1 matching source record included an explicit generational suffix; that suffix is omitted from this name entry.
The source transcribes elected-candidate lists. The record number locates the quoted given-name field.
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Pantaleon in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Pantaleon
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Pantaleón♂All and lion, through Greek Pantaleon
- Napoleon♂French form of Italian Napoleone
- Napoleón♂Spanish Napoleon, from the older Italian Napoleone
- Panfilo♂Friend of all
- Pánfilo♂Friend of all
- Pablo♂Spanish form of Paul; small
- Paciano♂Historical form of Latin Pacianus
- Panchito·Documented familiar form of Francisco
What rhymes with Pantaleon?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
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- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Behind the Name — Pantaleon (opens in a new tab)
Greek all and lion elements; historical Greek personal name.
- Meertens Institute / KNAW — Pantaleon (opens in a new tab)
Greek lion formation independently discussed, with saint tradition separately identified.