Lion Names – 330+ Awesome Lion Name Ideas with Meanings

These majestic animals are deserving of an epic name. You good choose from an already famous lion name or even choose a name that means “lion”.

Either way, we have put together a list of over 330 of the best Lion Names.

We also have gender specific lion names for both Male and Females.

Names That Mean “Lion”

There are roughly 6,500 languages spoken today in the world. There’s no way we could come up with that many meanings of lion names. But we did get 36 names that mean “lion” in different languages.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Kiara	Lion	Japanese
Ari	Lion	Hebrew
Hari	Brown, Yellow, Tawny (and by extension, Lion)	Sanskrit
Leo	Lion	Latin
Leonardo	Lion	Russian
Aslanbek	Lion	Turkish
Asad	Lion	Arabic
Leandra	Lion (Feminine Form of Leo)	Afrikaans
Luan	Lion	Albanian
Leonard	Brave Lion	Germanic
Kesari	Lion	American
Usamah	Lion	American
Sarabi	Lion	American
Hamza	Lion	Arabic
Usama	Lion	Arabic
Aslan	Lion	Turkic
Scar	Lion	Egyptian
Tau	Lion	Tswana
Leonidas	Lion	Greek
Kesar	Lion Cub	Indian
Ariel	Lion of God	Hebrew
Lionel	Lion	Welsh
Sher	Lion	Persian
Nada	Lion	Old German
Kefir	Lion	Hebrew
Dilan	Like a Lion	French
Abbas	Lion	Arabic
Haidar	Lion, Warrior	Arabic
Amra	The Lion God	Egyptian/African
Simba	Lion	Swahili
Lavi	Lion	Hebrew
Mufasa	Lion	American
Moomba	Lion	Indian
Lev	Lion	Polish
Leon	Lion	Italian
Kefira	Young Lion	Indian

Lion Names in “The Lion King”

• Simba (He is the son of Mufasa and Sarabi. The name “Simba” comes from the Swahili word for lion.)
• Nala (Sarafina’s daughter and Simba’s best friend.)
• Sarafina (Nala’s mother.)
• Mufasa (Simba’s father. The first Lion King of Pride Rock featured.)
• Vitani (Zira’s daughter and sister of Nuka and Kovu.)
• Kovu (Zira and Scar’s son and chosen heir and Kiara’s mate. His name means “scar” in Swahili.)
• Kiara (Simba and Nala’s daughter and therefore princess of the Pridelands.)
• Nuka (Zira’s elder son, brother of Vitani and Kovu.)
• Zira (Mother of Nuka, Vitani and Kovu. “Zira” means “hate” in Swahili.)
• Scar (Mufasa’s brother.)
• Sarabi (Simba’s mother.)

We have all 20 lion king names here.

Other Famous Lion Names

• Zuba (Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa)
• Larry (Father of the Pride)
• Parsley (The Herbs)
• Ryan (The Wild)
• Gregory (My Gym Partner’s a Monkey)
• Martin (Wild Kratts)
• Granite (Jewelpet)
• Bibi
• Gold (Majuu Sensen: The Apocalypse)
• Kimba (Kimba the White Lion)
• Fred (Super Chicken)
• Samson (The Wild)
• Socrates (Animals United)
• Christian
• Bobby (My Gym Partner’s a Monkey)
• Cecil
• Chris (Wild Kratts)
• Kion (The Lion Guard)
• Alex (Madagascar)
• Lippy The Lion (Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har)
• Leo (Merrie Melodies)
• Elsa
• Aslan (Narnia)
• Makunga (Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa)
• Reginald (64 Zoo Lane)
• Bester (Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn!)
• Montana Jones (Montana Jones)
• Prince John (Robin Hood)
• Erma (Tenchi Muyo! GXP)
• Lil’ Cubby (Wild Kratts)
• Lambert (Lambert the Sheepish Lion)

Names of Lions in Zoos

• Kendi
• Zarina (gold)
• Cabara
• Kumar
• John
• Rudo (means “love” in Zulu)
• Kya
• Amani (desires, wishes)
• Rashmi (moonbeam)
• Joanna
• Willa
• Kamali
• Angalia
• Amara (immortal)
• Oregon
• Fintan
• Zuri
• Mara
• Lemon
• Sabrina
• Pelo (means “heart” in Sotho)
• Timmy
• Cersei
• Jabari (meaning the brave one)
• Emery
• Inesh (strong king)
• Zuri (means “beautiful” in Swahili)
• Lelie (Afrikaans for “lily”)
• Binti
• Joco
• Jari (powerful, brave)
• Baruti (an African name meaning “teacher”)
• Amaris (child of the moon)
• Asha (meaning life)
• Sabal (with strength)
• Ruaha
• Tobias
• Mena
• Rex
• Karishma (miracle)
• Myrcella
• Kali (meaning fierce)
• Tatu
• Imani
• Zalika
• Jungle
• Alice
• Lusaka
• Zola
• Kunwar (prince)
• Serafina
• Neliah
• Sebastian
• Fahari (means “magnificent” in Swahili)
• Karoo
• Shera
• Sahar
• Busela (means “happy and independent” in Zulu)
• Uma
• Sikara (brave one)
• Chobe
• Roberta