What do you prefer Ange or Leo ?

[Luke0]

Information : We live in France and our last name is Ribolt

Leo.

I think Ange flows better with your last name. Ange would be pronounced differently in the UK to France though if that matters.

How is Ange pronounced?

Leo, but it depends on if you're planning to stay in France. I agree Ange flows better but I think I'd only use it if you're staying there permanently as it'll get mispronounced elsewhere.

Leo

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Love Leo.

Leo 100%

I think it's one of those names that traditionally was a boys name but has been adopted more by girls in recent years?

I like it more than Leo but would be concerned (if you came to England for example) that there could be teasing due to the association with Angela/Angie. It makes me think of Angel Clare from Tess of the Durbervilles.

I’m assuming Ange isn’t pronounced like the shortened version of Angie/Angela. People in the UK will think it is though.

I assumed Ange was a girl, because of the Angela connection. How would you pronounce it?
Leo is a much more international name.

There are Leo’s everywhere in France at the moment.

Ange is nice, but if he’s anything like the Séraphin I teach... it’s a hard name to live up to.

Is Ange a shortened version of Angelos so pronounced with the soft g sound

I’ve never heard the name Ange, the name looks ugly and unfinished to me and I wouldn’t know how to pronounce it.

I would go with Leo.

If you need a name that works in English and French then Leo is better, but it’s true there are lots of little Leos around at the moment. Ange doesn’t work in English and he would be mistaken for a girl constantly.

Ange definitely.
Leo is very overdone.

Ange for sure. Soooo many Leos!

For those asking about pronunciation, it would be something like ‘Onj’.

I wouldn’t go with Ange. Everyone in the UK (assuming you have some UK-connection) will pronounce it like a shortened form of Angela and think the child is female!

Leo is nice but extremely common across Europe right now.

Pronunciation : Onj

I would like to thank the people who have responded so far :)

In conclusion : Your opinion it's better to give name Leo as Ange if we travel often ?

Could you go for a variant of Leo? Léon or Léandre...for example?

I think Ange is lovely. Yes. it's a French name with a French pronunciation, but I think people should be able to cope, and if they can't, they should try harder! Why not have Ange Leo, so he has the choice?

No I think I stay with the name Leo.
We also think about the name Luca but if we choose Ange as first name we prefer the combination with Leo.
By the way my wife is Japanese so the baby will French Japanese :)

Leo will travel better, Ange is quite a lot to live up to.

Hunky Punk you're right but we already think about it and it's weird to mixte both name so we have to choose which will be first name ? So we're little confuse..