lionel

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Definition of lionel in English English dictionary

A male given name of mostly British usage

Because it's rather a fancy name..

of mostly British usage

{i} male first name

Hampton Lionel Ismay of Wormington Hastings Lionel Ismay Baron James Cyril Lionel Robert Jospin Lionel Trilling Lionel

The whelp of a lioness; a young lion

Related Terms

Lionel Hampton

born April 20, 1908, Louisville, Ky., U.S. died Aug. 31, 2002, New York, N.Y. U.S. jazz vibraphonist, drummer, and big-band leader. Hampton's first vibraphone recording, accompanying Louis Armstrong, was made in 1930. He became well known as a member of Benny Goodman's small groups (1936-40) before forming his own big band. The rhythmic drive and excitement of Hampton's band highlighted his virtuosic playing and extroverted showmanship, and he became one of the direct progenitors of rhythm and blues

Lionel Hampton

{i} (1908-2002) one of the most extraordinary American jazz musician

Lionel Jospin

born July 12, 1937, Meduon, France French Socialist Party politician who served as the country's prime minister (1997-2002). He was educated at the elite École Nationale d'Administration. He joined the foreign service and later taught economics at the University Institute of Technology of Paris-Sceaux. He was elected to the National Assembly in 1977 and later was appointed head of the party by Pres. François Mitterrand. He served as minister of education and narrowly lost the presidential election in 1995 to Jacques Chirac. After the Socialists and their allies won a majority in the National Assembly in 1997, he was appointed prime minister by Chirac. He resigned in 2002 after an unsuccessful presidential bid

Lionel Trilling

born July 4, 1905, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 5, 1975, New York, N.Y. U.S. literary critic and teacher. He taught at Columbia University from 1931 until his death. His collections of literary essays include The Liberal Imagination (1950), Beyond Culture (1965), Sincerity and Authenticity (1972), and Mind in the Modern World (1972). He was one of the best-known American literary critics of his time. His wife was the critic and writer Diana Trilling (1905-96)

Cyril Lionel Robert James

born Jan. 4, 1901, Tunapuna, Trin. died May 31, 1989, London, Eng. Trinidadian writer and political activist. As a young man he moved to Britain, where his first work, The Life of Captain Cipriani, was published in 1929. His study of Toussaint-Louverture, The Black Jacobins (1938), was a seminal work. During James's first stay in the U.S. (1938-53), he became friends with Paul Robeson. Eventually deported to Britain because of his Marxism and labour activism, James wrote on cricket for The Guardian. His Beyond the Boundary (1963) mixes autobiography with commentary on politics and sports. He returned to the U.S. in 1970 but eventually settled permanently in Britain

Hastings Lionel Ismay Baron Ismay

born June 21, 1887, Naini Tal, India died Dec. 17, 1965, Broadway, Worcestershire, Eng. British soldier. A career army officer, he served in India and Africa. As Winston Churchill's chief of staff (1940-46) and closest military adviser, he participated in most major policy decisions of the Allied powers during World War II, particularly in the decision to make Germany the Allies' first-priority target and in planning for the invasion of France in 1944. After the war he served as secretary-general of NATO (1952-57)

Hastings Lionel Ismay Baron Ismay of Wormington

born June 21, 1887, Naini Tal, India died Dec. 17, 1965, Broadway, Worcestershire, Eng. British soldier. A career army officer, he served in India and Africa. As Winston Churchill's chief of staff (1940-46) and closest military adviser, he participated in most major policy decisions of the Allied powers during World War II, particularly in the decision to make Germany the Allies' first-priority target and in planning for the invasion of France in 1944. After the war he served as secretary-general of NATO (1952-57)

Hyphenation

Li·o·nel

Turkish pronunciation

layınıl

Pronunciation

/ˈlīənəl/ /ˈlaɪənəl/

Etymology

() Middle English diminutive of French Léon, Latin Leo "lion", or of the Middle English nickname Lion. Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.