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Leo or Ronnie

62 replies

Catlover123456 · 28/06/2025 23:14

Leo or Ronnie
Which one better? 😁

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WhatsThatComing · 29/06/2025 18:55

I think Ronnie is one of the worst names that you can have.

Marylou2 · 29/06/2025 18:38

Leo. Ronnie's a 65 year old bloke having a fag by the back door of the roughest pub in your village.

IglesiasPiggl · 29/06/2025 17:08

Orphlids · 29/06/2025 16:49

Leo. All the Leo’s I’ve met are decent. Unfortunately, I have noticed that most boys named Ronnie are right little brutes, and are seemingly encouraged in their poor behaviour by parents who are hoping he takes after the Kray twins.

There were two brothers at my DD's school (recently!) called Ronnie and Reggie. I kid you not.

ginasevern · 29/06/2025 17:08

Leo is nicer but very overused and will definitely be "of an era". Ronnie sounds like a Kray twin (which he was) - thuggish and chavvy.

YesButNoButMayybee · 29/06/2025 16:50

Omg Leo.

No way would I ever call a child Ronnie.

Orphlids · 29/06/2025 16:49

Leo. All the Leo’s I’ve met are decent. Unfortunately, I have noticed that most boys named Ronnie are right little brutes, and are seemingly encouraged in their poor behaviour by parents who are hoping he takes after the Kray twins.

greengreyblue · 29/06/2025 15:28

I teach an 8 year old Leo and he is lovely. A really pleasant, polite boy who also loves his sport and is well liked by his peers.

minipie · 29/06/2025 12:07

Leo is one of my favourite names

Ronnie is … not.

Scorpion84 · 29/06/2025 12:03

Definitely leo

TiswasPhantomFlanFlinger · 29/06/2025 11:58

Definitely Leo. Not a fan of names like Ronnie, Alfie, Archie etc.

BatchCookBabe · 29/06/2025 11:15

Catlover123456 · 28/06/2025 23:14

Leo or Ronnie
Which one better? 😁

Leo. Defo. Grin

Cocktailsandcheese · 29/06/2025 11:10

Leo is better

greengreyblue · 29/06/2025 09:54

FrenchandSaunders · 29/06/2025 09:51

Leo. Ronnie reminds me of an old over tanned fella on the Costa Sol drinking a pint.

Agree

FrenchandSaunders · 29/06/2025 09:51

Leo. Ronnie reminds me of an old over tanned fella on the Costa Sol drinking a pint.

BrentfordForever · 29/06/2025 09:38

Leo

Ronnie reminds me that Love Island chap who was cheating on everyone!!

HugoYorway · 29/06/2025 09:36

Is it for a kitten?

LessPorky · 29/06/2025 08:50

Leo.

Ronnie is a little chav in knock-off designer gear and has a brother called Lennie.

mylovedoesitgood · 29/06/2025 08:48

Ronnie, if I was forced to pick one. But neither are great, Leo being overused and will only get even more popular because of Leo Woodall and the current pope. Like a PP says, it will soon sound dated.

Sandmaennchen · 29/06/2025 08:39

Neither

Leo is overused, along with Theo, and will start to sound dated soon

Ron/Ronnie/Ronald doesn’t sound nice

WalkTalk · 29/06/2025 06:39

Leo

greengreyblue · 29/06/2025 06:39

Leo

Thingyfanding · 29/06/2025 06:37

Leo. Ronnie is a chav name (sorry).

IglesiasPiggl · 29/06/2025 06:34

Those two names are so different in terms of connotations I am intrigued as to how they arrived on the same shortlist. Obviously Leo.

BoleynMemories13 · 29/06/2025 06:31

Sorry to keep up the one sided voting but 100% Leo.

Ronnie really isn't nice.

DramaAlpaca · 29/06/2025 01:13

Leo is lovely.

Ronnie is truly horrible.