Love Leo - what other names would I like?

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I love the name Leo but can't use it sadly. Please could you give me some other suggestions?

I like reasonably classic names, and they also have to work in French (but I'm not a huge fan of very French names, my DH has one of the few I like!)

The only names I can think of that I don't hate aren't particularly inspiring me:
Joseph - Joe
Benjamin - Ben
Sebastian / Sébastien - Seb (wouldn't use because of different spellings)

Help!

[NameChange30]

Ooh Joel is nice. Another for the list - thanks.

[lachattequirit]

I love Leo too.

I also love Joël, or in English Joel without the tréma

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What about:
Dominic (Dom)
Robin (Rob)
I'm on the fence about both...

[NameChange30]

Thanks all. I quite like Toby. I think my favourites are:
Maxim - Max
Benjamin - Ben
Samuel - Sam
Tobias - Toby

[helentheheron]

Ben

[silverduck]

Rory? Ted?

[zippyswife]

I already have a leo. Other boys names on my list are
Rex
Hugh
Gus
Heath
Jude
Ned

[elotrolado]

Leo was on our list (although DH vetoed it) along with Louis, Noah, Joseph, Benjamin. I now have two boys with the last two names in that list

Also like (which could work)

Gabriel
Hugo
Ethan
Arthur
Robin

Quite like your suggestion of Maxim.

[daisydalrymple]

Xavier

[daisydalrymple]

Oliver
Emile

[RidingSixWhiteHorses]

I also like Leo but can't use and other names for boys I like are:

Frank
Alex
Vincent
Jonathan
David
Toby
Jason (? I know this is out of fashion!)
Joseph

[mrspremise]

Toby

[celtictoast]

Evan
Dylan
Samuel
Simon
William
Victor
Lorenzo
Anthony
Vincent
Robin
Eliott
Charles

[Belazu84]

Oscar

[NameChange30]

So definitely not Etienne, Pascal etc

[NameChange30]

I'd like the name to work in French (ie not sound like an ugly mangled version of the English) but I don't want an obviously French name, if that makes sense?

[Footle]

Sorry, wrong keyboard. Jerome, even.

[Footle]

Jérôme

[leccybill]

Oh, forgot my favourite - Rémy!

[leccybill]

I like Etienne, Pascal, Henri and Luc.

Love French boys names!

[DandyDan]

Laurent

[Minimaus]

Clement
Quentin
Vincent
Dominic

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DH likes Louis but I'm not too convinced, I worry that people would pronounce it "Lewis".

[NameChange30]

Thanks all.

I quite like Felix... provided I can shake the association in my mind with cats and cat food!

I also like Max (full name could be Maxim).

Leon and Theo are too similar to Leo. Plus I want to avoid "th" in the name as the French pronounce it differently (as if it's a "t" with no "h").

[wigglesrock]

Leo was on our list for all 3 of my daughters Also on the list was
Dominic
Nicholas
Lorcan
Joseph
Gabriel
Michael
Patrick
Seth