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Love Leo - what other names would I like?

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NameChange30 · 05/10/2015 14:20

I love the name Leo but can't use it sadly. Please could you give me some other suggestions?

I like reasonably classic names, and they also have to work in French (but I'm not a huge fan of very French names, my DH has one of the few I like!)

The only names I can think of that I don't hate aren't particularly inspiring me:
Joseph - Joe
Benjamin - Ben
Sebastian / Sébastien - Seb (wouldn't use because of different spellings)

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NameChange30 · 29/10/2015 22:49

Ooh Joel is nice. Another for the list - thanks.

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lachattequirit · 29/10/2015 19:20

I love Leo too.

I also love Joël, or in English Joel without the tréma

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NameChange30 · 29/10/2015 16:58

What about:
Dominic (Dom)
Robin (Rob)
I'm on the fence about both...

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NameChange30 · 07/10/2015 11:22

Thanks all. I quite like Toby. I think my favourites are:
Maxim - Max
Benjamin - Ben
Samuel - Sam
Tobias - Toby

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helentheheron · 06/10/2015 21:36

Ben

silverduck · 06/10/2015 21:04

Rory? Ted?

zippyswife · 06/10/2015 20:57

I already have a leo. Other boys names on my list are
Rex
Hugh
Gus
Heath
Jude
Ned

elotrolado · 06/10/2015 14:21

Leo was on our list (although DH vetoed it) along with Louis, Noah, Joseph, Benjamin. I now have two boys with the last two names in that list Smile

Also like (which could work)

Gabriel
Hugo
Ethan
Arthur
Robin

Quite like your suggestion of Maxim.

daisydalrymple · 05/10/2015 22:00

Xavier

daisydalrymple · 05/10/2015 21:58

Oliver
Emile

RidingSixWhiteHorses · 05/10/2015 21:54

I also like Leo but can't use and other names for boys I like are:

Frank
Alex
Vincent
Jonathan
David
Toby
Jason (? I know this is out of fashion!)
Joseph

mrspremise · 05/10/2015 21:06

Toby

celtictoast · 05/10/2015 21:03

Evan
Dylan
Samuel
Simon
William
Victor
Lorenzo
Anthony
Vincent
Robin
Eliott
Charles

Belazu84 · 05/10/2015 20:58

Oscar

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NameChange30 · 05/10/2015 20:06

So definitely not Etienne, Pascal etc

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NameChange30 · 05/10/2015 20:06

I'd like the name to work in French (ie not sound like an ugly mangled version of the English) but I don't want an obviously French name, if that makes sense?

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Footle · 05/10/2015 20:04

Sorry, wrong keyboard. Jerome, even.

Footle · 05/10/2015 20:03

Jérôme

leccybill · 05/10/2015 19:44

Oh, forgot my favourite - Rémy!

leccybill · 05/10/2015 19:43

I like Etienne, Pascal, Henri and Luc.

Love French boys names!

DandyDan · 05/10/2015 19:39

Laurent

Minimaus · 05/10/2015 19:31

Clement
Quentin
Vincent
Dominic

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NameChange30 · 05/10/2015 19:06

DH likes Louis but I'm not too convinced, I worry that people would pronounce it "Lewis".

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NameChange30 · 05/10/2015 19:04

Thanks all.

I quite like Felix... provided I can shake the association in my mind with cats and cat food!

I also like Max (full name could be Maxim).

Leon and Theo are too similar to Leo. Plus I want to avoid "th" in the name as the French pronounce it differently (as if it's a "t" with no "h").

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wigglesrock · 05/10/2015 17:28

Leo was on our list for all 3 of my daughters Smile Also on the list was
Dominic
Nicholas
Lorcan
Joseph
Gabriel
Michael
Patrick
Seth