The lion and proper names
The lion is the origin of surnames Leon and Lionel, a diminutif In Hebrew, we find the names Arie ('aryeh, in the name zoologie ) and Ariel, "lion of God" in  and Lavi

In Arabic, nearly three hundred names designate the lion. A partial consultation of the great Arabic-French dictionary of Kazimirski confirms this number. They include Assad ('asad, the name zoologique ), Abbas (Abbas' severe frown ") and Hamza Turkish Aslan knows the forms (zoological name) and Arslan, the latter being also the Mongolian form. This name was given in Russian Rouslan Persian shir is known by the general Shirkuh ("mountain lion"), uncle of Saladin, the Shir-Dor Madrasah (or Cher-Dor) ("Lions' Gate") and in Samarkand, with a broadening of the meaning hindî tiger, Shere Khan by the tiger's jungle Book.

The lion is the image of a strong animal and courageux is explained by the fact that until recently, men of war were called by name. Among the more recent, the Afghan warlord Ahmed Shah Massoud was called by his followers the "Lion of Panjshir", Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie called himself the "Lion of the tribe of Judah." Conversely, for Richard I of England it is neither strength nor courage, but his mood swings that earned him, in France, the nickname "Lion Heart", in reference to the unpredictability of the animal.

The qualifier is now glowing lion, the Cameroonian football player of the team Indomitable Lions, Roger Milla was called "the old lion" by his countrymen because he was the oldest outfield player and the oldest scorer of world Cup football.