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Opinions on Leonard?

96 replies

gardenpeasftw · 27/03/2017 19:35

With Lenny as NN? Thanks x

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Rockaby · 03/04/2017 20:00

Oh haz

Grin
Hazandduck · 03/04/2017 19:53

Rockaby and everything my OH trumps both with how disgustingly he puts it...he's "having a clear out!" Bleurgh! Shock

Hazandduck · 03/04/2017 19:52

Agreed Branleuse I don't get what's to chuckle at over a traditional name...Hmm

cheesecake7 · 03/04/2017 17:23

i like it! like leonard cohen

Branleuse · 03/04/2017 17:06

why on earth would the teachers have a chuckle?

Corialanusburt · 03/04/2017 17:03

His teachers will have a little chuckle when they first get their class list.
For me it's not an attractive name. I like Leo.

Rockaby · 03/04/2017 16:57

Grin everything. At least he doesn't say "I'm going to deal with this" like my DH HmmGrin.

joannegrady90 · 03/04/2017 16:57

Leonard? Really?

Come on op you can think of better!

EverythingEverywhere1234 · 03/04/2017 16:56

Rockaby there is truly no telling. He's unique, bless him Grin

grufallosfriend · 03/04/2017 15:52

With the emphasis on Leo

grufallosfriend · 03/04/2017 15:51

It must be an English thing, as the Leonards I know pronounce it Leo-nard.

EssentialHummus · 03/04/2017 12:07

I wanted it as a boy's name with the NN Lev (Russian), but DH vetoed. He's happy with Leonid, which I don't like .

ClaryBeanHorshAndMe · 03/04/2017 11:55

I like it.

Le-o-nard. But I think the English pronunciations is Lennart, right?

It's a really awesome name imo.
I don't associate it with the nn Lenny, tbh. But I imagine that's an English language thing.

Yika · 03/04/2017 11:39

In French it is Lay-oh-narrr

I love it in French too.

Rockaby · 03/04/2017 11:16

everything

Why the devil dies he say that?! I've never heard of that before! Would put me off the name, right enough.

EverythingEverywhere1234 · 03/04/2017 10:26

I think it's awful, sorry. Plus my DP says 'going for a Leonard' instead of 'going for a poo' Hmm so further put off by that!

Hazandduck · 03/04/2017 10:23

Duggee my grandmother was French and married to our grandad Len for 50 years, he was always Len or 'Lennard' when she said it. Never heard her say Leo-nard! Pronouncing it that way sounds like an unfinished Leonardo to my ears! :)

DuggeeHugs · 03/04/2017 09:47

Leonard is a family name so we've used it as a middle name for DC. It's definitely not Leo-nard though. Unless you're a native French speaker, which is the only scenario that makes that pronunciation sound correct!

Len, Leo, Lenny, etc, all good NNs - gives your DC a choice

Nospringflower · 03/04/2017 08:28

I dont like it.

Branleuse · 03/04/2017 08:23

fab name.

Hazandduck · 03/04/2017 08:11

Ocsock my grandad was Leonard but we all called him Len, he was the most wonderful, funny, brilliant man who lived in to his nineties and was loved by all.

OP I love the name and would call my son it too. People have commented to me before when I've said it quite harshly that he would get bullied which to me is ridiculous, I was bullied for far less than my name as a child. It's a lovely, traditional name with connotations of bravery. Go for it! Lenny is a cute nickname too x

fishfingerSarnies · 03/04/2017 07:50

I think it's a fab name!

akorda · 02/04/2017 20:13

Great name!

purplepaisley · 28/03/2017 22:15

I used to know a baby Leonard. Always half expected him to be smoking a cheroot, really couldn't get used to it as a baby name!

buttercup54321 · 28/03/2017 22:03

Lenny or Lennon.

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