| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Class | n‐class |
| Plural | simba |
| Afrikaans | leeu |
|---|---|
| Albanian | luan |
| Catalan | lleó |
| Czech | lev |
| Danish | løve |
| Dutch | leeuw |
| English | lion |
| English (Old English) | leo |
| Esperanto | leono |
| Faeroese | leyva; ljón |
| Finnish | leijona |
| French | lion |
| German | Löwe |
| Hungarian | oroszlán |
| Icelandic | ljón |
| Italian | leone |
| Jamaican Patois | laiyan |
| Kabylian | izem |
| Latin | leo |
| Malay | singa |
| Norwegian | løve |
| Papiamento | leon |
| Polish | lew |
| Portuguese | leão |
| Romanian | leu |
| Russian | лев |
| Saterland Frisian | Leeuwe; Lööwe |
| Spanish | león |
| Swedish | lejon |
| Thai | สิงห์; สิงห์โต; สิงโต |
| Turkish | aslan |
| Welsh | llew |
| West Frisian | liuw |