I would love your opinions - my husband and I will be naming our first son [name]Leland[/name] [name]James[/name] (after his late grandpa + my dad). I don’t like the nickname [name]Lee[/name], but I feel like saying [name]Leland[/name] all the time would sound a little formal. Would [name]Leo[/name] be an appropriate nickname for [name]Leland[/name]? I know it doesn’t shorten any syllables, but I think it sounds more kid-friendly and less formal. What are your thoughts? Should we call him [name]Leland[/name] or [name]Leo[/name]?
I think [name]Leland[/name] [name]James[/name] is a great name!
I guess it could work if you make it but I do think some people will ask where you have got [name]Leo[/name] from because it isn’t obvious at all, well to me it’s not anyway.
What doesn’t help is that the only [name]Leland[/name] I’ve ever known pronounces his name as [name]Lay[/name]-land rather than [name]Lee[/name]-land so that’s what confuses me with [name]Lee[/name] and [name]Leo[/name].
Thanks Ladies! I hadn’t thought of Lan or [name]Andy[/name] - I will have to relay to my hubbs and see what he thinks on the subject! I’m still torn, but I’m leaning toward [name]Leo[/name] myself . . .
I wouldn’t use a nn for [name]Leland[/name] (pronouncing it lee-lind). It’s not a very formal sounding name by any means so it’s fine for a child. You could use [name]Lin[/name], [name]Linnie[/name], [name]Lind[/name] or [name]Lindy[/name] for a nn, based off my pronunciation.
I think using [name]Leo[/name] as a more modern, kid-friendly nickname for [name]Leland[/name] – and as a way to distinguish him from his illustrious same-named ancestors – is a great idea! Fresher than [name]Andy[/name], more normal than Lan, though I do like [name]Land[/name] as an alternative too.
Haha. I get it, I guess. The Grandpa who he’s being named after was called [name]Lee[/name], so I think [name]Leo[/name] is a nice variation and good nn.
