Mabel or Leonie?

Girl Names
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See the results of this poll: Which name do you prefer?

Respondents: 68 (This poll is closed)

  • Mabel : 43 (63%)
  • Leonie : 24 (35%)
  • Other (please comment): 1 (1%)
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I voted [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] (which I love) mostly because I don’t like the pronunciation of [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] you described. I much prefer the [name_m]French[/name_m] Léonie (lay-oh-nee), though that’s not as accessible to anglophones. Have they considered [name_f]Leona[/name_f]? [name_f]Leona[/name_f] to me has the same spunky vibe as [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] and the [name_u]Lee[/name_u]-oh sound.

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I love love love [name_f]Leonie[/name_f]! So cute and I love the significance of t

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I love the suggestion of [name_f]Leona[/name_f] I think it has the vibe and feel they like and still honors [name_m]Leo[/name_m]. They could even do [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] as a nn for [name_f]Leona[/name_f].

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I voted for [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] as I think it’s just a beautiful name that still holds spunk. I do understand that you wish to honour your friend [name_m]Leo[/name_m], so what about [name_f]Leona[/name_f] - it still has the [name_m]Leo[/name_m] sound but imo is a nicer version of [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] that has the elegance and spunk of [name_f]Mabel[/name_f].

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I voted for [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]. It’s just so sweet, comes with fantastic nicknames, and is absolutely beautiful.

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I voted for [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], because it sounds like it’s their favourite by quite a way. The honouring aspect of [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] is appealing, but at the end of the day this is a name for life for their daughter. They need to love the name in and of itself, [name_f]IMO[/name_f].

Something like [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Leonie[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Leonor[/name_f] or [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Leontine[/name_f] would be stunning and would tick both boxes, unless the middle name is already set in stone?

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Thanks for your feedback and votes so far everyone. I’ll pass on the suggestion of [name_f]Leona[/name_f]. It’s great to see so much love for [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] too as I’m also a lover of the old names. They do love [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] as well though. The middle name is not set so [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] could definitely be the one.

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Oh, and I’ll have to share [name_f]Leonor[/name_f], [name_f]Leonora[/name_f] and [name_f]Leontine[/name_f] as well. I didn’t realise there were so many [name_m]Leo[/name_m] girl names!

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For me [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] has the sounds of a full trunk bouncing down a flight of stairs, so [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] is far & away my choice.

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Thanks again to everyone for feedback / voting. [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] is also very nice, but they really like [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Leonie[/name_f]. It’s pretty close right now in the poll, but [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] still looks like it might be the winner.

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My vote is also for [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Leonie[/name_f].

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They’re beautiful and they can’t go wrong between the two!

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Thanks again everyone. They really love [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] and it looks like it might be the one. :slight_smile:

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I’ll be passing this on to parents next week, so if anyone else wants to vote/comment before then please do. [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] still looks like the winner.

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[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] it is! Thanks again. :smiley: