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Leonie and Kylie

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lawrencecostin · 06/01/2017 12:54

These seem to be regarded as "stereotypical" Australian names. In fact, I would have been named Kylie had Mum had a girl.

Thoughts on Leonie and Kylie as names?

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Dolwar · 06/01/2017 14:12

Kylie sounds very 1990s. Leonie is much classier

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lovelearning · 06/01/2017 14:16

Leonie is a lovely name

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SpartacusWoman · 06/01/2017 14:21

I love Leonie, I'm biased though as its my DDs name :) It doesn't have the e on the end though. I chose it because of the reference to Lioness being the hunter and strong etc,

Dd is the only Leoni in her year group of 200 odd kids, but it seems to be getting more popular and there's two in my nieces reception class of 30.

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WaitrosePigeon · 06/01/2017 15:25

Leonie is cute. Kylie is umm, not so good.

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PointlessUsername · 06/01/2017 15:26

I think they sound nice together.

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MissCalamity · 06/01/2017 16:47

I was leaning towards Leonie with my second pregnancy. DP wasn't keen at all.
Never knew it was a stereotypical Australian name! You learn something new every day Smile

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DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 06/01/2017 16:58

I prefer Leonie to Kylie, always have, but like both. I knew someone who was very keen on the name Kylie but at the last minute went with Michaela instead, (utterly irrelevant, sorry!).
What does your DP reckon?

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AuntieStella · 06/01/2017 17:00

I prefer Léonie because Devil's Cub is one of my favourite books.

It has zero Aussie associations for me.

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SpuriouserAndSpuriouser · 06/01/2017 17:04

Kylie sounds more Australian to me. The only people I know called Leonie are Dutch/German, apparently it's quite a popular name in those countries. I think it is a lovely!

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MollyHuaCha · 06/01/2017 17:05

Leonie is nicer than Kylie

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eyebrowsonfleek · 06/01/2017 17:11

Leonie is much better and very popular in Germany where I used to live.
I think that Kylie Jenner has spoiled the name for future Kylies. To someone my age in the UK it sounds very dated as it makes us think of Kylie Minogue (1980s/1990s). By dated, I mean names that were popular at that time but not popular now so Nicola, Gemma, Tracey, Joanna.

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Jooni · 06/01/2017 17:59

Don't like Kylie at all. Leonie is lovely though!

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AvaBird · 06/01/2017 18:46

Leonie is very common in the North West where I know many teenaged Leonie's and Leoni's. I still like it as a name though. Kylie's awful

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KoalaDownUnder · 06/01/2017 23:54

Kylie is bloody awful. I cannot imagine it making a comeback here in Aus anytime soon. (Will probably be top baby name in 2072 Wink)

I don't think of Leonie as particularly Australian at all. I also think it's way nicer than Kylie!

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TheTrollinator · 06/01/2017 23:57

Leonie is nice but I find Kylie very dated and not in a good way.

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pieceofpurplesky · 07/01/2017 00:01

I love the name Leoni(e). Not so much Kylie.

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Uiscebeatha85 · 07/01/2017 00:06

Leonie is a magnificent, beautiful, amazing name! My name is Leonie Wink

Kylie... meh.

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Mrsjudelaw66 · 07/01/2017 00:07

Leoni is great. Kylie, not so great.

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Pluto30 · 07/01/2017 05:46

Very 70s/80s Australian.

I can't see any Australian thinking Leonie is a lovely name now. Grin It's just so common among that age group, and isn't particularly associated with class.

Kylie is straight up awful.

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MrsMeeseeks · 07/01/2017 16:05

I like Leonie as all the (Aussie) Leonies I have met have been lovely! I don't think it's used much over here.

I really dislike Kylie, sorry.

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1horatio · 07/01/2017 16:28

I really like Leonie. The name was extremely common in Switzerland in the 80ies/90ies.

There are admittedly other L-names I prefer. Leandra, Leontine, Lyra, Laila, Lydia.... (not that you asked, oops... Blush) but Leonie is really lovely :)!

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TaggieRR · 07/01/2017 16:29

Out if interest is it pronounced Lee- oh-nee or Lay-oh-nee? I like the name.

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BuntyFigglesworthSpiffington · 07/01/2017 16:33

Leonie doesn't have any Australian associations for me. Nice enough name.

Any recovery Kylie was making from its 1980s naffness has been dealt a body blow by the Kardashian sister. The Washington correspondent on the Channel 4 news is a Kylie, her name always seems at odds with the job she does. Not that it's held her back!

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LockedOutOfMN · 07/01/2017 16:33

I love Léonie. I do like the name Kylie but it reminds me overwhelmingly of Kylie Minogue (who I adored as a child and still have a soft spot for) to the extent that I'm not sure I could get past it as someone else's name; I've never met a Kylie although I appreciate it's a popular name in Australia.

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LockedOutOfMN · 07/01/2017 16:40

Sorry, I meant to type Leonie . My phone's in French. Blush

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