What are your thoughts on [name_m]Leopold[/name_m]?
Does it go well with hypothetical brothers named [name_m]Alaric[/name_m] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Marcellus[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_u]Rhys[/name_u], [name_m]Lucian[/name_m] [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] and [name_m]Roland[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]?
I love the [name_m]Leopold[/name_m]! It’s the only “[name_m]Leo[/name_m]” name I really like. I love [name_m]Leo[/name_m] but wanted a longer version and [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] is the only one that I liked.
I think [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] goes well with his hypothetical brothers. The only one I’m not sure it fits with is [name_m]Lucian[/name_m], but with the other names it could probably work.
I think [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] is a wonderful name, and it fits in beautifully with the hypothetical sibset (great to see there are some other [name_m]Roland[/name_m] lovers around here! [name_m]Roland[/name_m] is definitely going to be the name of my first boy, unless something drastic happens.).
Anyway, yes, [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] is lovely- spunky and quirky, yet familiar, and it would age brilliantly.
I adore [name_m]Leopold[/name_m], too! It’s potentially my favorite [name_m]Leo[/name_m] name, although I love [name_m]Leander[/name_m] and just [name_m]Leo[/name_m], too. I think it’s a bit over-the-top for my style (even though I’ve tried to make it fit several times!), but I do love it. Right now I have just [name_m]Leo[/name_m] on my list.
I’m not sure about [name_m]Lucian[/name_m] and [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] together, but otherwise, I think it goes with your other favorites smashingly!
Thank you everyone! I’m glad to see positive reactions to [name_m]Leopold[/name_m]. I’m not sure about [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] and [name_m]Lucian[/name_m] as brothers either. The first syllables feel too similar for me. If it comes down to it, I would probably pick [name_m]Lucian[/name_m] over [name_m]Leopold[/name_m].
@nooshi
I’m glad to see another [name_m]Roland[/name_m] fan also. I absolutely love your [name_m]Roland[/name_m] combination. [name_m]Basil[/name_m] has been a favorite of mine for a long time, but [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] is my #1 girls name. I also have [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] in my top ten and I don’t want to be too theme-y. I still love it though.
@[name_u]Ash[/name_u]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m] is a name that has came to my attention lately. I like it, but I have a slight preference [name_m]Anders[/name_m]. I can’t see myself using [name_m]Anders[/name_m] as a first name though. Maybe [name_m]Leander[/name_m] nn [name_m]Anders[/name_m]?
I really like [name_m]Leopold[/name_m]. It was on my list for a while but I decided that since I loved [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] more two [name_m]Leo[/name_m]'s were just one too many on my top-top list. (Actually [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] is a [name_m]Leon[/name_m] for me but, that’s off topic.)
What are your thoughts on [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] - I think it’s handsome, and strong. It always felt like a no brainer with my Germanic Warrior preferences.
I think it would go well as a brother to:
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_m]Roland[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
I think it clashes with:
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Marcellus[/name_m] ([name_m]Henry[/name_m] feels too “normal” - [name_m]Hendrick[/name_m] on the other hand would be perfect), [name_m]Lucian[/name_m] [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] ([name_m]Lucian[/name_m] and [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] both start with L’s).
@lexiem
Thank you for your comment!
[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] is on my list! I have [name_m]Leon[/name_m] as a nickname for it to. I adore [name_m]Leon[/name_m], but it’s never very popular when I mention it. Everyone prefers [name_m]Leo[/name_m].
That’s my problem with my top names. I love [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_u]James[/name_u], but they are so overly common next to [name_m]Lucian[/name_m], [name_m]Alaric[/name_m], [name_m]Roland[/name_m] and [name_m]Leopold[/name_m]. I’ve been trying to find more “normal” names to add to my list, but nothing has really caught my eye like [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_u]James[/name_u]. I like [name_u]Michael[/name_u], but not [name_m]Mike[/name_m] or [name_m]Mikey[/name_m]. I prefer [name_u]Misha[/name_u]. I like [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], but not with [name_m]Alaric[/name_m].
[name_m]Hendrick[/name_m] and [name_m]Alaric[/name_m] is a no go for me. I had to knock two of my favorites([name_m]Cedric[/name_m] and [name_m]Henrik[/name_m]) off my list because they both end in -ric/k. Names that have -ric, -mar and [name_m]Al[/name_m]-/-al sounds seem to attract me a lot.
I’m not a fan personally. I love [name_m]Leo[/name_m] and [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m].
I’m very pro-[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]. A close friend sold me on it (it’s her all-time favorite boys name) years ago and I really hope she uses it one day.
@nooshi- I love [name_m]Roland[/name_m] [name_m]Basil[/name_m]. [name_m]Roland[/name_m] is such a nice name, I’m biased because I knew a very charming [name_m]Rolly[/name_m] when I was a kid. [name_m]Basil[/name_m] is on my rather short list for boys but will most likely land in a middle spot if we use it… still, I’d love to promote it to fn territory. It’s such a nice name. I’ll have to keep playing with combos.