Leo and Raphael... would you think Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?!

[Turtlemama]

Er, namechange as this is rather identifying!

We have a Leo and, if this baby is a boy, I like Raphael. I have one major crazy hormone induced doubt - is it too reminiscent of Teenage Mutant/Ninja Turtles??

I know two of the main ones were called Leonardo (nn Leo) and Raphael, after the painters obviously. What do you think? Am I really over thinking this?

Just don't have another and call him Donatello or Michaelangelo!

I think Leo and Raphael is totally fine and doesn't make me think TMNT at all.

Thanks. Feel a bit embarrassed now

I love the name Leo.......

I cannot remember the turtle's names (despite having grown up with a little brother) so doubt anyone else would make that connection.... remember you and only you will ever be thinking that much about the names of your children!

Congratulations.

I think Leo fine but Leonardo too ninja turtle

It wouldn't me.

I have a Leo too. It's my favourite boys name ever and I was desperate to use it but ex was very pernickety about names, so I kept it in reserve till the VERY last minute, when all other options had been exhausted and then threw it casually into the mix. I got my Leo .

Children in the half shell, kiddie power!

Sorry, screams turtles at me, but I remember going to see the original film at the cinema and had the toys

Yes, I would think it. I am thinking it.

Heroes in a half shell.

TURTLE POWER!

Sorry, yes, I am thinking of TMNT

I think they're great names, and ninja turtles was actually quite cool in the original comic form, much cooler than the Jake, Milo and Bella in one family I know - I think the cat was probably Fizz.

Oh, ok. Not sure what to think now. Guess I would just have to go for it and not care if people started singing that song at me when I introduced my kids!

It's in my head now... 'we're the world's most fearsome fighting...' 'we're heroes in a half shell and we're green'

Not sure if I can do it actually

How about Rafe, instead?

It does make me think of TMNT but I don't see that as a problem. Beautiful names and a great combo!

yes it is

(lol at your nickname)

If you call him Raffy day-to-day if you might get away with it

Yes! I'm thinking TMNT - do it, it's awesome

Yes but it's a good thing, I loved the Turtles, and they had great names! I really wanted to call DS Raphael - Raffy for short - but DH vetoed it. Still, wouldn't have suited him, but still a GREAT name!

Love both names despite TMNT. Would you put Leo in yellow and Raphael in red? (Did I remember the headband colours right?!)

Love all the turtle names! Do it! People who weren't fans will never think of it and people who were will think you're the coolest family ever.

Fleetingly, but I wouldn't dwell on it. Both fab names.

Rafferty?

I thought Leonardo was blue and Michaelangelo was yellow.... Going to have to google it now

I think Michaelangelo was orange and Donatello purple! But it's been a while!

I used to know a set of brothers called Michael, Rafael and Gabriel - pretty obviously Archangels, you might think (the family was of Irish and Latin-American descent, hence the spelling combination).
Nope, people still thought turtles. I think it was just because Raphael/Rafael is quite unusual, and TMNT might be the most obvious reference to some people.

Leonardo was blue and Raphael was red. Leo was the leader, and Raphael was "cool, but rude" apparently (DH has just written a 5,000 word essay on TMNT for his Childrens' Lit MA )