Is this really horrendous?

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Lennon, nn Lennie for baby girl. I read a book a while back and there was a girl in there called Lennon and it’s stuck with me since.
I think Lennie is a cute and pretty nn too. I typically like slightly more unisex names.
OH likes it too. I was pretty much decided on it but decided last night to do a which MN search on the name just to see the general opinion / check for any issues in it etc. Bad idea. The pinnacle was a recent thread on Lennyn... didn’t go well.

So is Lennon / Lennie that bad? It would be Lennon Rose probably.

It's okay for a boy, I'm not keen on it for a girl. Definitely not horrendous though.

If you and your OH really like it then I would go for it.

I can be a bit of a name snob sometimes but I think it's fine.

Sorry OP but Lennie makes me think of lennie from Of Mice and Men.

And will continue to remind ppl of it as it's on the GCSE syllabus...

I don't like for a girl at all as you've asked

I had a friend who’s daughter was Eleanor and they called her Lennie

Not too sure about Lennon, too many male associations for me to think of it as a female name.

Just a thought, but as an alternative Lennox is more feminine to me. It's the surname of a female character in The Secret Garden & I once met an American girl with the name.

Lennie is not a unisex name. It is a boy’s name.

If you have to ask if a name is horrendous then it usually is OP.

I think it would be okay for a boy, not a girl.

Lennon is out.
I still love Lennie / Leni, could I use it as a full name? I’m not really a big fan of classic names like Eleanor go be honest, so if there’s any alternatives let me know

Horrendous is a bit strong but no, I don’t like it for a girl

What about Lena, with Lennie as a diminutive form?

Makes me think of Lemon.

Can you work it another way?

Couldn't you go Lena and call her Lennie as nickname?

I don't mind Lennon. I would assume it is a boys name though. I know an Arlene who uses the nickname Lenny

Eleni is nice

Pooh yes Eleni is cool!

I know Greek and Welsh women called Eleni. Its great.

Lennon is a boy's name ime.
Better than a Ronnie dd I have just heard about!
Full forename name Ronnie - May!
Eleanor nn Leni?

My cousin called her daughter Lennie but they live in Australia and it seems to be normal there

I quite like Lemon tbh wouldn't have the balls to use it though.

Everyone will assume she's a boy. It's quite popular here.

I don't see why you can't just use it as a full name?
Quite why you have to go round the houses with Eleanor et al to create some level of acceptable respectability strikes me as a bit odd.
Go with it OP

Lots of boy Lennons in Scotland, after Neil Lennon, very common and laughed at a bit.

I love it! Not so fond of Lennie though.

I get called Lenny as a nickname and I like it.

Not keen on Lennon though. As others have said it makes me think of John Lennon.

Helena, shortened to Lennie?
Leonora?