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Lenni Sophia or Lenni Olivia

105 replies

hollie29x · 05/01/2022 22:46

Which do you prefer?

Lenni Sophia

Or

Lenni Olivia

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DixieSun · 06/01/2022 17:19

Both much of a muchness. Either works.

JustAnotherUserinParadise · 06/01/2022 17:22

Lenni Henrietta?? 🤣

BunnyRuddington · 06/01/2022 17:24

Am I alone in liking Leni? I think it's sweet. Mind you, Riefenstahl. I would make it short for Leonora, Eleanor or Helen/a and go with Lenni Sophia

Well @hollie29x must like it as well...Grin

PattyPan · 06/01/2022 21:32

Strongly dislike Lenni. I prefer Sophia to Olivia.

WeasilyPleased · 06/01/2022 22:19

I like Lenni. The one I know is Leni, 62 and a proper badass. I dont think her name is short for anything.
I'm not keen on your super popular mns tbh.
Leni Beatrice or Leni Marianne still sound feminine but not as jarring.

CloseYourEyesAndSee · 06/01/2022 22:19

Not Lenni

generallyfailing · 06/01/2022 22:57

I love the name Lenni but would you consider spelling it Lennie? I always think names ending in "i" unfinished

generallyfailing · 06/01/2022 22:59

Find it a bit strange to follow a beautiful unusual first name with a super popular top 5 middle name - do they have family significance? If not I'd reconsider...

Adventsquirrel · 06/01/2022 23:03

Either middle name is fine, I'm assuming Lenni has some personal significance but if negative comments above have swayed you at all I'd like to suggest 'Leonie' instead.
Leonie Sophia and Leonie Olivia both sound nice to me.

DramaAlpaca · 06/01/2022 23:05

The middle names are nice.

Lenni less so. Firstly the Leni spelling is better, and secondly it doesn't stand alone well. Much better used as a diminutive, because that's what it is.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 06/01/2022 23:07

Leonie would be nicer but either middle name is fine.

StopStartStop · 06/01/2022 23:10

No Lenni.

Winniemarysarah · 06/01/2022 23:13

@ladycarlotta

Am I alone in liking Leni? I think it's sweet. Mind you, Riefenstahl. I would make it short for Leonora, Eleanor or Helen/a and go with Lenni Sophia.
I really like Lenni for a girl. I don’t think it goes with either of those middle names at all though
TonkinLenkicks · 06/01/2022 23:13

I know a Lenni and it’s a lovely, different name. I vote Olivia

Winniemarysarah · 06/01/2022 23:14

I’d also spell it Leni btw

hollie29x · 06/01/2022 23:25

Wow! I can't believe how many people have taken the time to give an opinion on how they dislike Lenni 😂

We haven't decided if it will be Lenni or Lennie yet but the main reason for the post was to settle votes on a middle name, not be told how awful a name I have chosen 🙄

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Luredbyapomegranate · 07/01/2022 00:26

@hollie29x

Wow! I can't believe how many people have taken the time to give an opinion on how they dislike Lenni 😂

We haven't decided if it will be Lenni or Lennie yet but the main reason for the post was to settle votes on a middle name, not be told how awful a name I have chosen 🙄

It’s fine as a nn, it’s just…. not an actual name.
user1477391263 · 07/01/2022 01:44

Lenny sounds like male standup comedian from the 1980s. Can it not be short for something so that she has some options?

ouch321 · 07/01/2022 02:10

Sounds like Lenin to me....

Prefer Sophia for the middle name.

nocoolnamesleft · 07/01/2022 02:25

Lennie immediately makes me think about Of Mice and Men, and the mentally disabled field hand who killed a woman, and then was shot by his friend, before he could be killed by the lynch mob.

NiceTwin · 07/01/2022 02:41

Why would you choose to lumber your child with a boy's name?
Do you think it is edgy or something?

GAW19 · 07/01/2022 02:48

I had the same response when I asked about a middle name too OP!
I think Lenni is lovely and Sophia works nicely as a middle name Smile

ffscovid · 07/01/2022 05:12

For those saying they dislike the name, Leni (one 'N') is a shortened version of Eleni which itself is the Greek equivalent of Helen.

Nononoah · 07/01/2022 05:49

Love the name Lenni ❤️
Lenni Sophia

MadameFantabulosa · 07/01/2022 06:05

Leni would be pronounced “Layni” though, which is much better than Lenni.