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Raphael or Leon?

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Moopsy · 14/04/2015 14:43

Hi,

Still on the never ending quest for a name for our DC3 who is a boy and due very soon, out of about 100 names DH has kind of approved Raphael or Leon.

Please let me have your thoughts (please make no mention of the Turtle Ninja thing though... Grin )

Our DDs are J osephine and I ris, and we are a French-British family so bilingual.

Thank you. :)

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firsttimemummy2016 · 14/04/2015 15:01

step son is Raphael! He also loves turtles! such a nice name!

QueenJulian · 14/04/2015 15:03

Both lovely but prefer Raphael just a little and both work with the girls' names too.

Sophronia · 14/04/2015 15:46

I love Raphael.

RL20 · 14/04/2015 15:50

Love Raphael Smile

TempsPerdu · 14/04/2015 16:22

Raphael is much nicer imo.

squoosh · 14/04/2015 16:24

Raphael. Such a gorgeous name.

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sweetpeame · 14/04/2015 16:27

Both are great but like Raphael more!

CarryOnCramping · 14/04/2015 16:30

I really wanted to call DS Raphael but his dad would just bring up ninja turtles when I mentioned it. Definitely Raphael it's beautiful and nn Raffi is lovely too.

KoalaDownUnder · 14/04/2015 16:35

I bloody love the name Raphael!!

(Prefer the spelling Rafael a bit, but that's because I used to know a v hot Brazilian Rafael Grin).

I don't like Leon much, tbh.

Heels99 · 14/04/2015 16:41

Both mutant turtle names! Been watching too many cartoons?
Prefer Leon, lovely name,

NKfell · 14/04/2015 17:17

Raphael is a great name.

I always think of Jean Reno when I hear Leon!

ragged · 14/04/2015 17:42

I like Raphael, I don't like Leon.

Timetoask · 14/04/2015 17:48

I strongly dislike Raphael, it reminds me a very camp mexican singer.
Really like Leon, lovely strong name. Fab.

Bluestocking · 14/04/2015 17:50

Raphael every time. Leon is a hitman.

tictactoad · 14/04/2015 17:56

Raphael but I am biased as it's ds1's middle name

lemonyone · 14/04/2015 17:58

Raphael, definitely.

Leon is a nasty furniture chain where I live. The kind that sells lots of leather recliners with cup holders built into them.
And its a vaguely pedophiliac hit man.

camsie · 15/04/2015 23:01

I prefer Leon. It's a great name, masculine and strong. Leon the lion!

ButterflyOfFreedom · 16/04/2015 21:48

Leon is a fab name, if DD was a DS he'd have been Leon George Smile

applecatchers36 · 16/04/2015 21:50

Both names are gorgeous can't decide between them Smile

Choccyhobnob · 17/04/2015 10:02

I flipping love Raphael!

ByTheWishingWell · 17/04/2015 10:05

Raphael, definitely. Gorgeous name.

Leon is a hitman. But not a paedophile! Shock

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Moopsy · 18/04/2015 16:33

Thank you all for the feedback. :) Still not decided but great to see warm reactions to Raphael.

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KipperTheFish · 18/04/2015 16:35

Love Raphael. And like Raffy as a nn too. Not at all keen on Leon though.

Grantaire · 18/04/2015 16:37

I have a Raphael who is 3.8. I started a thread when pregnant and received nothing but positive feedback. Had he been a girl, he'd be Josephine!

I have to admit though that dd who is ninja turtle mad picked his name. I happened to like it very much too and DH and I couldn't agree otherwise. He is Raffi/Rafe/Rafa.

I have met lots of little Raphaels since having him but oddly, dd's name which is top 50, I've only ever met one and she's nearly eight.

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