Full names for Leo - unusual suggestions?

Boy Names
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We have been using the name “[name]Leo[/name]” for our LO for a long portion of my pregnancy. My daughter (3 years old) calls him that, most people know that is what we plan to name him… But we really would like a longer first name, but can’t come up with one we like. We know all of the “usual suspects” ([name]Leopold[/name], [name]Leonardo[/name], [name]Leonidas[/name], [name]Leander[/name], [name]Leon[/name], etc.), but I was wondering if anyone had heard of anything else? I would be ok if [name]Leo[/name] appeared somewhere other than the beginning of the name.

I also considered just picking a totally diff first name and calling him [name]Leo[/name] (like [name]Lawson[/name] on [name]William[/name]), but partly feel like - what is the point, if we are going to call him [name]Leo[/name] anyway? We just like the idea of the full name seeming more “complete”.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

(Oh, and if it matters, we are currently planning on “[name]Leo[/name] [name]Andrew[/name]” .

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[name]Love[/name] [name]Leo[/name]! It is so handsome. The only other thoughts I have (besides the ones you have rejected already) are [name]Elliot[/name] or [name]Leander[/name] (or [name]Leandro[/name]), which easily yield the nn [name]Leo[/name] (imo, anyway!).

Or maybe you could do something that ends in -lio? Like [name]Julio[/name], [name]Emilio[/name], [name]Aurelio[/name], [name]Benvolio[/name], etc. They’re all pretty out-there, though. I’d rather just use [name]Leo[/name] or [name]Elliot[/name]/[name]Leander[/name]/[name]Leopold[/name], personally, lol.

Good luck!

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I ran a Nameberry Super Search for names that contain [name]Leo[/name] and the only non-obvious names that came up were [name]Achilleo[/name], [name]Cleon[/name], [name]Emileo[/name], [name]Galileo[/name], [name]Gileon[/name], [name]Mcleod[/name] and [name]Napoleon[/name]. [name]Elliot[/name] is a really good suggestion. Good luck with your name hunt.

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Search for names containing lio brings up a lot more results:

[name]Achilios[/name]
[name]Adelio[/name]
[name]Aemilio[/name]
[name]Aimilios[/name]
[name]Anatolio[/name]
[name]Anatolios[/name]
[name]Attilio[/name]
[name]Aurelio[/name]
[name]Balliol[/name]

[name]Barilio[/name]
[name]Basilio[/name]
[name]Benvolio[/name]
[name]Braulio[/name]
[name]Bravilio[/name]
[name]Bravlio[/name]
Bráulio
[name]Cecilio[/name]
[name]Celio[/name]

[name]Coolio[/name]
[name]Cornelio[/name]
[name]Cornelious[/name]
[name]Cyrillio[/name]
[name]Dillion[/name]
[name]Elio[/name]
[name]Elion[/name]
[name]Eliot[/name]
[name]Eliott[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name]
[name]Elliott[/name]
[name]Emelio[/name]
[name]Emilio[/name]
[name]Emilion[/name]
[name]Felio[/name]
[name]Fidelio[/name]

[name]Gallio[/name]
[name]Gilio[/name]
[name]Giulio[/name]
[name]Helio[/name]
[name]Helios[/name]
[name]Hemilio[/name]
[name]Imelio[/name]
[name]Julio[/name]
[name]Julious[/name]

[name]Killion[/name]
[name]Linnellio[/name]
[name]Lio[/name]
[name]Lion[/name]
[name]Lional[/name]
[name]Lionel[/name]
[name]Lionell[/name]
[name]Lionello[/name]
[name]Lionellu[/name]
[name]Lioni[/name]
[name]Lionisio[/name]
[name]Lionnel[/name]
[name]Lionnell[/name]
[name]Lionnello[/name]
[name]Lionni[/name]
[name]Lionzio[/name]

[name]Maxemilion[/name]
[name]Natalio[/name]
[name]Odilio[/name]
[name]Otilio[/name]
[name]Pompilio[/name]
[name]Quintilio[/name]
[name]Raulio[/name]
[name]Rogelio[/name]
[name]Rojelio[/name]

[name]Sebelio[/name]
[name]Tulio[/name]
[name]Tullio[/name]
[name]Vaselios[/name]
[name]Vasilios[/name]
[name]Videlio[/name]
[name]Virgilio[/name]

A lot of pretty “out there” ones though… [name]Pompilio[/name]? Not gonna recommend that…

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We had the same dilemma you’re having now and considered [name]Elliot[/name], [name]Leopold[/name], and even [name]Leonard[/name] (for half a second). In the end, we decided to put [name]Leo[/name] on the birth certificate, and we couldn’t be happier with his name. It’s short yes, but sturdy, friendly, and energetic, and with a good history to boot! Good enough for Tolstoy, good enough for me!

Best of luck!

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[name]How[/name] about [name]Lorenzo[/name]? It doesn’t have “leo” in it exactly, but it has all three letters and it seems to fit to me.