Leonardo?

[Tinasan]

We're expecting our first DS soon and can't think of a name we both love. Live in London, DH is Italian so we need a name that 'works' both here and back in Italy. He's now suggested Leonardo (we'd call him Leo most of the time). At first I thought I loathed it but now I'm not sure - what do you think? Here are some others we've thought of:

Piero
Giovanni (Joe for short)
Alessandro (Alex for short)

Any comments and ideas much appreciated!

Dottoressa - yes that's exactly why we've went off Luca....glad I don't know the balding Piero!

I love Alessandro, Piero, Matteo, Marco, Paulo.

Oh yes, I also like Carlo and Matteo. And Nicola, which probably wouldn't work that well in the UK. I also like Guido.

(BUDA, you know rocco siffredi personally?? )

(Califrau, that's another 10/10 for you in Italian pop culture

Franca - his DS goes to my DS's school!!!!!

Was out at drunken girlie night last year and we were talking about him and i got home and googled him!!!!!!! As you do.

Get to school next day and guess who is first dad I see????? V. weird!

I don't know him other than to say hello to but it's very weird cos as you are walking along and you meet him and say hello you will invariably meet someone who tells you you should have kept your eyes on his face!!!!!!

. I thought they lived in Italy. He is a great actor.........

ooh I'd forgotten about Carlo - that's another contender! Thanks for helping everybody. Guido - hmm like Commissario Brunetti? My dh is Venetian, will ask him if he likes it! Marco is out for same reasons as Francesco, which is a shame.

who is commissario brunetti? should I know about him??
Go for Carlo, Elena and carlo sound nice together

Leo is a fab name. So is Luca. I'd love a baby Pablo.

franca - I wouldn't know!!!!!

They have a huge house here somewhere with a studio.

I feel sorry for the kids actually. Imagine telling others what your parents do for a living??

Yeah I had this on my list for ds. Now I prefer Leopold though.

Still like Leonardo though.

ACtually Rocco is a nice name OP!!!!

Sooo franca - how do you know Rocco Siffredi??? I had NO idea who he was. Nice Catholic convent-educated girl that I am.

Yes I like rocco too.

Buda, he is a celebrity in Italy ...

Is he really?

He is not that good looking imv but well equipped!

I can't believe that as soon as I said Leonardo with a porn star dad you knew who it was!

I recently read an interview where he spoke about his children, his work etc...
Yes, he is very popular, in a mainstream sort of way nowadays (he even works with artists, if I remember well)

Matteo shortened in England to Matt?

Love Leo/Leonardo and I think in your situation its especially perfect

Giovanni - Gio for short

LUSH

I have a Leo, though we call him Lennud (for some reason ).

Leonardo is lovely!

dd3 has a lovely friend called Alessandro (Ale for short). She also has Vincenzo and Enrico (Rico) in her class-all great names.