Leopold?

[meadowlarks]

I've always had a soft spot for Leopold, and given that it would be shortened to Leo, it's only unusual as a full name. Any thoughts?

[arsesandoldlace]

I like it very much! Very cool and unusual.

[coffeefestival]

I like it Think it's my favourite Leo- name.

[Blu]

Isn't it the name of an unspeakably cruel Belgian tyrant who colonised the Congo?

Nice name, though.

[NiceCuppaT]

Don't like it at all, sounds like a musketeer or something...Sorry!!!

[coffeefestival]

Dunno Blu... but it's what Mozart's father was called.

[Blu]

King Leopold and the genocide in the Congo

[loobylu3]

I love it- v stately but easy to shorten too!

[SJisontheway]

You know tomorrow is Blooms day - no idea when you are due but would be very appropriate for a June 16th baby

[usualsuspect]

awful

[SpawnChorus]

lovely

[deeply]

Love Leopold.

[meadowlarks]

SJisontheway - It would, wouldn't it? Joyce is a writer very close to my heart too, so that's another reason Leopold is great.

[Magalyxyz]

I really like it. I'm surprised it's not more popular.

[CakeandRoses]

What a find! Really lovely name and super-unusual. Leo for short is nice too.

[SJisontheway]

It is actually my due date but DH won't go for Leopold. I have Molly picked out for a girl though

[moondog]

Beatme to it Blu.
Yerrible connotations.

[Amapoleon]

I love Leo, I've got one hahaha. I don't like Leopold though.

[halfawake]

Hmm, yes it's quite nice. Definitely has character.

[mathanxiety]

Nice old Germanic sounding name.

[seenyertoeslately]

I have a Leo and I wish that I'd called him Leopold. So does he. Go for it.

[meadowlarks]

Thanks for all your opinions

[creamymilk]

I love Leopold too.

[Lily311]

My OH is called Leopold, people call him Leo (except our dentist who says Leopold all the time, it's really funny), but his friends are known him as Poldek. It suits him perfectly.