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I love Leo just on its own. I don't mind Leonard / Leopold, etc. but I mostly like them because Leo can be a nn. :b And Leonardo is too associated with DiCaprio (or DaVinci, for that matter, lol) for me. So I prefer just Leo, and I think it would sound best with a longer mn, like Leo Sebastian, etc.

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~Heather~

Personally I would go with Leo on its own, because I dislike most (all?) of the names that can be shortened into Leo. I've known Leos (full name) my whole life so I guess I don't see as nny as others do, although I can understand why some people may see it as such.

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“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”
~Mark Twain

I think I posted this a while back and was debating whether you could use Leo as a nn for Llewelyn ... The meaning is similar *shrug* But John and my mom both detest Llewelyn; they said it sounds like a girl's name because of the -lyn. Oh, well. I tried.

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I love Leo also :o)

I totally adore Leo and would use it myself if my hubby agreed. I used to think it was a short form of Leonard but it really is one of two elements that comprise that name.

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mns I've tossed around:

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Leo Alexander
Leo Christopher
Leo Daniel
Leo Dominic
Leo Gabriel
Leo Jonathan
Leo Timothy
Leo Thomas
Leo William

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I'm sure a wide variety of mns would work well with Leo.

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Edited to add a name.

This message was edited 5/3/2006, 9:56 PM

Galileo!

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I absolutely adore Leo. I love it on it's own, and the other day I started thinking of it as a nickname for Galileo! Of course, I don't know how legitimate Galileo is as a name, or what you are using it for. While I probably wouldn't name a kid Galileo, maybe a character or even a possible middle name!! But Leo can stand on it's own too.

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Julia Keelan

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I like it on its own. I don't particularly like the names that it could be feasibly used as a nickname for, either, and I wouldn't want to use one just for the sake of accommodating a nickname. My cousin and her husband have a baby Angus Leo and I like it; it doesn't seem too nicknamey in the middle name place, so I wouldn't think it would for a first name, either.

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I love Leo! If my brother and his girlfriend have a son, Leo is definitely going to be a name that they use, they love it! At the moment they are thinking of Eamonn Leo - I love both names, but really prefer the flow of Leo Eamonn (and just like Leo enough in its own right to want it to be used as a first name :-) ).

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I don't think it needs a full name, its strong enough to stand on its own IMO. I quite like Leonardo, but not Leonard, and Leopold is okay - but both Leonardo and Leopold almost sound like a little much for a child to carry, to me.

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I also really like the combo Leo Asher - Asher being one of my favourite boys names.

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Finally, someone who likes the name Leo!

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And I agree. Leonard and Leopold aren't the best of names.

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I see Leo as a full name

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and not nn at all. If it was good enough for the famous Russian author Leo Tolstoy, it is good enough for anyone.

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I think Tony Blair's youngest son is named just Leo. You could pair Leo with a long mn (Leo Benedict, Leo Benjamin, Leo Christopher, Leo Jonathan, Leo Sebastian etc).

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The only variant of Leo which I like as much is Leon.

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I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
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"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)

While I love the name Leopold, I think Leo is a name in its own right. Leo can stand alone just fine.

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Leo Maximilian
Leo Sebastian
Leo Alexander
Leo Benedict
Leo Thaddeus
Leo Nicodemus
Leo Zachary
Leo Roderick
Leo Patrick
Leo Francis
Leo Tobias
Leo Andrew
Leo Damian
Leo Adrian
Leo Oliver
Leo Isidore
Leo Desiderius
Leo Xavier
Leo Casimir
Leo Caspar
Leo Septimus
Leo Felix (a happy lion)
Leo Marcus
Leo Aurelius (a golden lion)
Leo Augustus (a great lion)
Leo Edward
Leo Christopher
Leo Bartholomew

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I just like it on its own. Love it in fact. One of the few boy names I'd consider using.

Leo (edited)

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I did a search (Leo*), and found Leolin, which I actually really like. WDYT?

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ETA- Also with a similar sound, WDYT of Leland?

This message was edited 5/3/2006, 5:02 PM

http://www.behindthename.com/php/extra.php?terms=leo*&extra=r&gender=m

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I think it's fine as a full name, and love it as such. I don't like any of the full names either.

Leon or Leonidas are my favorites, but I like it on its own as well.

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I have the same issue with it. Love it but hate all the Leo- names and cant use it as a full name.

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Sorry, nothing comes to mind, just thought I would share you werent alone

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~~Kris~~