I’m referring to the name [name]Leanne[/name] (pronounced [name]LEE[/name] - [name]ANN[/name]). This is totally out of left field, I don’t know where the idea came from but the more I say this name, the more I like it! It’s not vintage and not fresh and not the same style as any of my other choices but I can all the sudden really imagine it on a little girl. I realize I may have to use it as a middle because it’s very hard to find a middle name for it - especially since I’d like the middle name to be Irish.
I’ve come up with [name]Leanne[/name] [name]Kathleen[/name]. [name]Kathleen[/name] has special meaning to me so it’s okay with me that the flow isn’t perfect… but is it way off?
So anyway, my two main questions are 1) [name]How[/name] do you feel about the name [name]Leanne[/name], and 2) Is this how you would spell it? It’s just how I assumed it would be spelled. Thanks
[name]Leanne[/name], as you said, is not vintage or overused, but is unique enough to be memorable without being “weird.” And the “flow” should be secondary if the name really means something to you! That said, I don’t think the flow is off.
I love [name]Leanne[/name] and have it on my list! I like it spelled [name]Leighanne[/name], but that may be too complicated, so I would probably go with [name]Leanne[/name]. In reality we will probably never use it because we have so many names that we like, but this would be refreshing on a child. It would be an unexpected choice for anyone to use. Some may call it dated, but I love the dated names of the '80s and '90s–they feel nostalgic to me and bring back memories of some good decades.
I like it, and prefer the [name]Leanne[/name] spelling. [name]Leigh[/name] [name]Anne[/name] I would say with more of a pause, and it looks more contrived than [name]Leanne[/name]. I don’t care for the [name]Leeann[/name] spelling at all, and [name]Lianne[/name] just doesn’t look as smooth.
I love the [name]Leanne[/name] spelling. I would pause in the middle of [name]Leigh[/name] [name]Anne[/name]. The name [name]Leanne[/name] looks rounder with an e on the tail.
I’m glad the [name]Leanne[/name] spelling seems to be the most common; it’s definitely the one I prefer. I’m so fickle but right now I am really into this name! I thought of another possible combo: [name]Leanne[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]. I’m not sure I love this one either as it seems like it kind of just ends abruptly. [name]Both[/name] [name]Leanne[/name] [name]Maeve[/name] and [name]Leanne[/name] [name]Kathleen[/name] sound great when said with my last name… just not sure if they are great on their own. Any preferences between [name]Leanne[/name] [name]Maeve[/name] and [name]Leanne[/name] [name]Kathleen[/name]? ([name]Kathleen[/name] would honor a family member which I do like, but I never intended on using family names before so it’s not a requirement).
[name]Leanne[/name] [name]Kathleen[/name] is definitely my favorite. The -een ending of [name]Kathleen[/name] adds to the '80s nostalgia that I love about the name [name]Leanne[/name].
I like the spelling [name]Leanne[/name] but I don’t think it works well with [name]Kathleen[/name] because both of the names have a [name]Lee[/name] sound in them.
I love [name]Leanne[/name]/[name]Lianne[/name]/[name]Leanna[/name]/[name]Lianna[/name], they’re all beautiful. [name]Leanna[/name] [name]Maeve[/name] would be awesome.
I like the [name]Lee[/name] sound. I’m quite fond [name]Leah[/name], [name]Leora[/name]/[name]Liora[/name], [name]Leontine[/name], etc.
But I find [name]Leanne[/name] really frumpy. [name]Anne[/name] itself is a harsh sound to me, unless softened with a different ending as in [name]Annabel[/name] or with an -ah as in [name]Susannah[/name] ([name]Even[/name] [name]Leanna[/name] is better than [name]Leanne[/name]). And [name]Leanne[/name] fits into the [name]Bonnie[/name]/[name]Jan[/name] mold of names I picture wearing elasticated pastel pants and slip-on sneakers and a lot of jangly charm-type jewelry like this. birthstone kiddies. Also goes well with blouses embroidered with cats.
I know a [name]Leanne[/name] and a [name]Lee[/name]-[name]Ann[/name] and long ago I knew a [name]Leanna[/name].
