# Leonie and Paloma? **URL:** \ **Category:** Girl Names\ **Created:** [June 15, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/leonie-and-paloma/302454 "2018-06-15T13:16:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![livjanekate](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/livjanekate/32/6_449c533f586939b6e5f246632a46421f.png) [@livjanekate](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/livjanekate)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/leonie-and-paloma/302454/1 "2018-06-15T13:16:21Z")
[name\_m]Hi[/name\_m] everyone, I have the task of naming twin girls (coming in [name\_u]August[/name\_u]) and was thinking [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f]. [name\_f]Do[/name\_f] they flow well together? Any classic yet unusual middle name ideas? Thanks! - [name\_f]Liv[/name\_f] ---
**Author:** ![MargotBear](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/margotbear/32/6_449c533f586939b6e5f246632a46421f.png) [@MargotBear](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/MargotBear)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/leonie-and-paloma/302454/2 "2018-06-15T13:23:20Z")
Both of those names are beautiful! They flow really well together! In terms of middle names I thought of [name\_u]Eloise[/name\_u], [name\_u]Romany[/name\_u], [name\_f]Juliet[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Esther[/name\_f]. ---
**Author:** ![jovialroses45](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/jovialroses45/32/6_449c533f586939b6e5f246632a46421f.png) [@jovialroses45](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/jovialroses45)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/leonie-and-paloma/302454/3 "2018-06-15T13:54:58Z")
[name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] especially with the [name\_m]French[/name\_m] pronunciation ---
**Author:** ![sarah1800](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/sarah1800/32/16204_2.png) [@sarah1800](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/sarah1800)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/leonie-and-paloma/302454/4 "2018-06-15T14:32:36Z")
[name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] feels [name\_m]French[/name\_m] and [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] feels Spanish, but they can work together with the matching L and O sounds. It is cute that they both have animal meanings (although I think of pigeons for [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] which isn’t ideal). [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Isadora[/name\_f] & [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] [name\_f]Genevieve[/name\_f] [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Antonia[/name\_f] & [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] [name\_f]Sabine[/name\_f] [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Flora[/name\_f] & [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] [name\_f]Sylvie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Cosima[/name\_f] & [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] [name\_f]Giselle[/name\_f] [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Callista[/name\_f] & [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] [name\_f]Daphne[/name\_f] ---
**Author:** ![Coddiwomple](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/coddiwomple/32/9064_2.png) [@Coddiwomple](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Coddiwomple)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/leonie-and-paloma/302454/5 "2018-06-15T17:18:40Z")
@sarah1800 - I’m pretty sure [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] means “[name\_u]Dove[/name\_u]” and is associated with peace? [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] are stunning and work wonderfully together! [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Mazarine[/name\_f] [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Carys[/name\_f] [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Marisol[/name\_f] [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Rosalba[/name\_f] [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] [name\_u]Bliss[/name\_u] [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] [name\_f]Rosalie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] [name\_f]Felicity[/name\_f] [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] [name\_f]Xanthe[/name\_f] [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] [name\_f]Cecily[/name\_f] [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] [name\_f]Eponine[/name\_f] ---
**Author:** ![geeknamezyo](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/geeknamezyo/32/2080_2.png) [@geeknamezyo](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/geeknamezyo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/leonie-and-paloma/302454/6 "2018-06-15T19:58:08Z")
Yep, @coddiwomple is correct, [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] means “dove” and is associated with peace. [name\_m]Hence[/name\_m] the pigeon association. I went to high school with a girl named [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] and always thought it was really cool! To date she is still one of the most objectively interesting people I know. I think [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] complement each other really nicely. I like that they both have a strong O sound and feel sophisticated but are otherwise very different. Really well-balanced names for twins. For middles, I’d be tempted to follow @sarah1800’s pattern and pick something that ends in -A as [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f]'s middle and something that doesn’t as [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f]'s middle, so they’re inverses of each other: [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Mara[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] [name\_u]Ruby[/name\_u], for example. [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Annika[/name\_f] [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Celia[/name\_f] [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Marcella[/name\_f] [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Petra[/name\_f] [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Pilar[/name\_f] [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Susanna[/name\_f] [name\_f]Leonie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Vera[/name\_f] [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] [name\_f]Blythe[/name\_f] [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] [name\_f]Camille[/name\_f] [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] [name\_u]Dominique[/name\_u] [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] [name\_f]Fern[/name\_f] [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] [name\_f]Gabrielle[/name\_f] [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] [name\_f]Gwen[/name\_f] [name\_f]Paloma[/name\_f] [name\_f]Verity[/name\_f]