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General Name Discussion
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…[name]Leo[/name]?

We’re just about set on [name]Leo[/name] for our son’s name…middle names are proving a challenge!

Any ideas for what sounds good with [name]Leo[/name]?

Here are my parameters:

*A J name would be nice, in that we would be naming for a deceased family member.
*Last initial is P, and it would be great if his 3 initials together didn’t spell an obvious word (I know–weird, but it’s a thing I have!)
*Nothing too out there…I like names that are easy to say and spell (obvious, given our choice of first name), even for a middle name. But unique is okay too.

Some of the ideas we’re tossing around:
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Jonathan[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Meyer[/name] (family name)
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Miles[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]August[/name] (though spells LAP when used with last name…)
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Aaron[/name] (same issue as above)
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Charlie[/name] (I just can’t bring myself to like [name]Charles[/name], so even though [name]Charlie[/name] is really a nickname, I like it)
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Simon[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Edward[/name]

Thoughts? I feel like we’ve been through the baby name books a million times and now we’re just circling! Only a few weeks to figure this out!

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[name]HI[/name]! I figured I could help, as I have a [name]Leo[/name] of my own (he’s an adult in his own right now but he’s still mine!) :smiley:
In fact, you have a combo on your list with both my boys : [name]Leo[/name] [name]Simon[/name]. So of course that sounds incredibly handsome to me!

But I really liked [name]Leo[/name] [name]Jasper[/name] P. and think [name]Leo[/name] [name]Edward[/name] is pretty handsome too.

I wanted to suggest a few more J names you might have overlooked:
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Julian[/name] and [name]Leo[/name] [name]Jonas[/name]. [name]Both[/name] simple, not too uncommon but not too weird either. (My own [name]Leo[/name] is [name]Leo[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name]) I’m particularly enamoured of [name]Leo[/name] [name]Julian[/name], both because the J honors for you, but I like the three syllable [name]Julian[/name] with the two syllable [name]Leo[/name]. I also think [name]Jasper[/name], while nice, is going to get far more popular in the future thanks to “Twilight” the book series & movie. [name]Julian[/name] works much more nicely. I also like his slightly softer feel next to the powerfully masculine simplicity that is [name]Leo[/name]. Such a grand little name, no? :slight_smile:

I also liked [name]Leo[/name] [name]Miles[/name] from your list. [name]Miles[/name] was what my third child would have been, had she been a he. :wink: [name]Leo[/name] [name]Meyer[/name] is sharply handsome as well. I like his sound and his feel. And if the surname is a family one, all the more wonderful to pass on. (My own kids have family surnames in the middle)

So, in order of Likes, for me:
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Julian[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Meyer[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Edward[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Simon[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Miles[/name]

I can’t get into [name]Leo[/name] [name]Charlie[/name], he sounds like an old WWII call sound :Foxtrot, [name]Leo[/name] [name]Charlie[/name]… you know. He sounds a bit too military for my liking. (and my partner is a former [name]Army[/name] man himself)

Some other, far more random suggestions:
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Tobias[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Jamison[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Bernard[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Geoffrey[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Willoughby[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Barnabas[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Laurence[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Edmund[/name] (instead of [name]Edward[/name])
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Malcolm[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Quentin[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Simeon[/name] (instead of [name]Simon[/name])
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Raphael[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Graham[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Damian[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Timothy[/name]

Anything? Well, I hope that helped a little at least! Good [name]Luck[/name]! And I think you’ve made a fine choice with [name]Leo[/name]! Whichever way you go, you’ll have a winner!

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If I were going to name my son [name]Leo[/name], I would name him [name]Leopold[/name]. I am in love with that name. His middle name would be [name]Andrew[/name], but there are tons of other middle names that could go with [name]Leopold[/name]-[name]Arthur[/name], [name]Charles[/name], [name]Philip[/name], [name]James[/name], [name]Henry[/name], for example.
I love the name [name]Leo[/name], too! [name]Leo[/name] [name]James[/name], [name]Leo[/name] [name]Clayton[/name], [name]Leo[/name] [name]Frederick[/name], [name]Leo[/name] [name]Charles[/name] (I like this one a lot!), [name]Leo[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name].

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[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]? As soon as I read your post this name popped into my head. Also, if you like J names you could try [name_m]Jared[/name_m], [name_u]Jace[/name_u], [name_m]Jason[/name_m], [name_m]Joffrey[/name_m], [name_m]Jacob[/name_m]…

Of your choices the ones I like the most is [name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] and [name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_u]August[/name_u] (which would be a really cool name because most people born in [name_u]August[/name_u] have [name_m]Leo[/name_m] as a zodiac sign).

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] it helps!