Help with top 3 boys names

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Top 3 - thoughts on these boys names?

Lennon (nn Lenny)
Elwood (nn Woody)
Ronnie (don't like Ronald/Ronson so no 'long' name, just Ronnie)

Thank you!

Why do people pre plan a nickname? I quite like Lennon but not Lenny.

Elwood is the nicest. Ronnie is awful.

Lennon. Is nice I'd assume you were Beatles fan.
I don't like Elwood. It seems a bit feminine to me. Probably because the girl in legally blond full name is Elle Woods. Plus isnt Woody what "they call on erection, not to put too finer point on it.
Although I don't like it. I can't fault Ronnie.

Why do people pre plan a nickname?
Finally someone who agrees with me, a nickname is something that should develop naturally.

I wouldn't mind if other people did, as you'll never stop nick names, but
I wouldn't shorten Lennon, either.

@Lavenderblues because all people are different maybe? I can't even be arsed to explain why tbh. As you were.

Lennon might get misheard for Lenin, which would put me off.

I think I'd go for Elwood, though none of these are especially to my taste. Woody is a cute NN though. Like that.

Depends how they fit with your surname really but I don’t like Elwood, I’d just go for woody.

Lennon is the best of those

Elwood (Love)
Lennon (makes me think of the beatles)
Ronnie (Just don't like it)

Of those, I'd go for Elwood

Love Lennon and Ronnie but if I had to choose I'd go for Lennon. Don't hear of many.

Lennon is too try hard. Lenny makes me think of Lenny Henry.
Elwood - not keen, and Woody is a bit rude.
Ronnie is ok and it's fine as a bc name. I'd think Ronnie Barker.

Elwood

Elwood

Ronnie, it's the only actual first name. Lennon as a second choice, I like Len/Lenny . Elwood - nothing nice about it!

I love just Lenny.

I'm leaning towards this @Tillygetsit ! My OH loves Lennon but I prefer Lenny...

Elwood reminds me of Forrest Gump for some reason

Lennon sounds like you're trying too hard #Beatles

Ronnie - don't like it as it sounds old and fuddy duddy but Cameron would potentially shorten to Ronnie but always gives the child a chance to be called something that's not an old blokes name

Thanks @flumpybear I'm not sure just coming on to tell me you don't like any of them is particularly helpful.

I know a little Leonard. The name isn't really to my taste, but it does give him nice NN options; Lenny, Len, Leo.

Elwood nn Woody
Then Lennon.
Hate Ronnie!

"In the Crimea, Béla Kun and Rosalia Zemlyachka, with Vladimir Lenin's approval,[17] had 50,000 White prisoners of war and civilians summarily executed by shooting or hanging after the defeat of general Pyotr Wrangel at the end of 1920. They had been promised amnesty if they would surrender.[18] This is one of the largest massacres in the Civil War.[19"

From Wikipedia about The Red Terror. Seriously, get your OH to Google Lenin before you name your son this. I mean, if you decide to go for it anyway, that's obviously up to you and I'm sure most people would think of John first. It would just be so annoying if you only made the connection when little Lennon was studying history at school or something.

I LOVE Lennon!!

Wtf is try hard? So if I name my kid Micheal (Jackson) Mariah (Carey) Whitney ( Houston). I'm trying to hard. Give over would ya!