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I adore Leo (and Leonidas and Leonie), however, Leopold and Leopoldine are just unfortunate. A man might be able to pull it off successfully, but for a woman to be saddled with Leopoldine is just cruel and unusual punishment, imo.

I like Leopoldine in theory, but I think it's too much in real life.

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I like Leopold though and would have considered using it in real life if my brother hadn't decoded on giving his son the middle name Leonard. My family would think I was a copycat, haha.

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A bit funny that he wanted to use Leonard as a middle name, as I a few months before the birth of my nephew suggested Leo and he said "what, is that even a name?". :)

They always reminds me of tadpole. I can't imagine either on a child in this day and age.

I really like Leopold. It's strong, handsome and regal, which are all very appealing to me in a name. Leopoldine I'm less of a fan of. I've never really liked the -ine ending.

I rather like Leopold in a GP sort of way. Leopoldine is too-ridiculous sounding.

I love Leopold and have the German ancestry to actually be able to use it without much batting of eyes. Leopoldine is really sweet and I like it but I like Leopold better and can't imagine them being in a sibset together.

My middle name is Leopoldo, the Portuguese form of Leopold. One of my Polish great-grandfathers was named Leopold. (He was affectionately known as Poldi.) Personally, it's not my style. I like Leonard better. However, I love the nickname Poldi!

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I don't like Leopoldine.

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(BTW, Butters from South Park's real name is Leopold.)

This message was edited 12/20/2015, 5:48 PM

The only Leopolds I've ever heard of were royalty, so it comes across as pretentious to me.

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Also, it sounds like "Lee uphold" when I pronounce it, which seems awkward.

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I don't have any strong opinions about Leopoldine either way, although I'm generally fond of clunky and/or unusual -ine names.

This message was edited 12/20/2015, 4:23 PM

If I think just about the sound, I like Leopold. Leopold II comes immediately to mind, though, and I find the name really unpleasantly dark and tainted as a result.

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Leopoldine is a clunk fest. I often like these so-ugly-they're-cute feminizations, but not this time.