Leo - thoughts?

[nataliekristin]

hi all!

kinda struggling with boy's names here. DP likes the name Leo, which I'm in 2 minds about. I like short names like this though.

What do you think of Leo? Any other similar short names?

also we have both decided on James as a middle name as both our grandads are called that.

I prefer James as a first name - a very strong classic - but do also like Leo.

DS1's middle name is James. And DS2's first name is Leo. So I think you have very good taste

Love it :)

Lovely.

The only only Leo I know is about 11 and is smug smug smuggity smug smug smug.

What about Theo, Ivo or Hugo? Jago is also nice, but doesn't go with James.

Also love it and would have happily chosen it for a boy

Really like Leo. It's a very strong name - classic yet modern.

Other similar short names:

Finn
Ben
Leon
Owen
Ross
Russ
Zach
Flynn
Ted
Geo
Sam
Max
Will
Olly
Tom
Joe
Liam
Milo

I really like both Leo and James

I love Leo

Leo is a great name.

Great name. Is getting popular now (can't go to a playground without hearing it) but is nice. Can you tell I have one? I liked the idea of him being strong and proud like a lion. And it is the name of popes and kings.

Very popular here but ok.

I like it. Also becoming more popular I think.

My rabbit is called Leo if that helps...

DD2 has been to the birthday party of a lovely Leo, just turned 4 years old. A happy little chap, kind and full of fun!

Great name - more popular than we thought when we used it but still love it.

Theo
Ivo

are names we've dismissed this time as too similar to Leo.

It's our frontrunner if we have a boy. The increasing popularity does bug me a little but it goes well with our surname and can't really be shortened which is something that bugs me a lot about my MIL who has to shorten every name she ever hears...

Despite the popularity our Leo has been to two nurseries (as we moved house) and has been the only Leo in both of them. Nor is there a Leo at our daughter's school.

DD2 would have been Leo if she had been DS2.

I love the name. Short, not too common, can't be abbreviated, no one will get it wrong.

this bump will be leo or luca if it's a boy. I love leo, it's a great name that fits all of our criteria. not too popular (certainly not in Ireland, yet!), short, no nicknames, easy to spell and say for everyone wherever he may go.