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in reply to a message by Cleveland Kent Evans
Hello. I'm from the Pacific Northwest of the U.S.
I don't care for Leona. While I love seeing forgotten names revived in general, I don't like the sound of Leona. It's very clunky to me. I much prefer Leonie with the stress on the first syllable.
You'd think I wouldn't like Fiona, if I object to Leona. (They rhyme the way I say them.) But with Fiona comes images of Scottish history / geography and I melt. Associations can make up for sounds.
By way of anecdote, there was a couple a few years back on this site (or was it babycenter.com?). They couldn't agree on Leona or Lana for their dd. They compromised on Lena, which I like infinitely better. The bottom line: at least one parent in the last few years was seriously considering using Leona for a dd.
I don't care for Leona. While I love seeing forgotten names revived in general, I don't like the sound of Leona. It's very clunky to me. I much prefer Leonie with the stress on the first syllable.
You'd think I wouldn't like Fiona, if I object to Leona. (They rhyme the way I say them.) But with Fiona comes images of Scottish history / geography and I melt. Associations can make up for sounds.
By way of anecdote, there was a couple a few years back on this site (or was it babycenter.com?). They couldn't agree on Leona or Lana for their dd. They compromised on Lena, which I like infinitely better. The bottom line: at least one parent in the last few years was seriously considering using Leona for a dd.
This message was edited 10/25/2009, 5:16 PM
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