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HelpAlfie or Leonardo?
I had a dream that someone I dislike was planning to name her baby Alfie, but at the last minute, chose Leonardo instead. When I saw her I said “You chose correctly.” How would you choose? (This person did recently have a real baby, and named it Reece.)
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I like both, but prefer Leonardo “Leo”.
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Leonardo but I like Alfie too. I used to like Reece (this spelling) but I've totally gone off it.
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Leonardo
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Leonardo
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Alfie...
I am in the minority. Had you sked me even a year ago, I'd have almost certainly said Leonardo. But I like Leon more, and even Leonard is growing on me. I've never liked Alfie. Until very recently. It has a sort of jaunty charm I never really appreciated before. I don't know where this new found appreciation comes from. Maybe the revival of names like Betty, Bonnie, etc... for girls? And, of course Archie has a similar vibe. I actually do not like Alfred. So I'd just straight up use Alfie.
I am in the minority. Had you sked me even a year ago, I'd have almost certainly said Leonardo. But I like Leon more, and even Leonard is growing on me. I've never liked Alfie. Until very recently. It has a sort of jaunty charm I never really appreciated before. I don't know where this new found appreciation comes from. Maybe the revival of names like Betty, Bonnie, etc... for girls? And, of course Archie has a similar vibe. I actually do not like Alfred. So I'd just straight up use Alfie.
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Leonardo.
I really dislike this super-cutesy-nickname-name trend. Alfie is one of the worst. It is fine as a nickname but on it's own it is so silly to me.
I really dislike this super-cutesy-nickname-name trend. Alfie is one of the worst. It is fine as a nickname but on it's own it is so silly to me.
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I Hate Alfie, and I can only see it as a dog's name. I would have definitely chosen Leonardo. Leonardo is very handsome, and it isn't very common where I am. Not a name that you hear every day. We also have the famous bearers Leonardo Da Vinci, and Leonardo DiCaprio (hot, lol). Both very namesakes imo.
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Leonardo is much better IMHO. Alfie feels very childish and inconsistent.
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They are both awful, but at least Leonardo doesn't sound like a cartoon brat.
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If it was Alfred, I'd say that one because I love Alfred, but just-Alfie, I dunno, I think I'd get bored of it quickly, so I guess I'd go with Leonardo. Nobody would be surprised at all if I had a kid named Leonardo, I could pull it off.
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I know lots of young Alfie's and Leo's, they could (weirdly) be brothers IRL.
Leonardo Da Vinci is one heck of a name sake so I would opt for Leonardo.
However, I have a soft spot for Freddie and prefer it to the shortened Leo, so if it were between Alfred and Leonardo, I'd choose Alfred "Freddie".
Leonardo Da Vinci is one heck of a name sake so I would opt for Leonardo.
However, I have a soft spot for Freddie and prefer it to the shortened Leo, so if it were between Alfred and Leonardo, I'd choose Alfred "Freddie".
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I like Alfred too. If it wasn’t for the NN as FN aspect, which I think is mad dumb, I’d have a hard time choosing between Alfred and Leonardo
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Leonardo for sure. I like Alfie and the like when it is a nickname for something longer but as it stands by itself I'm not a huge fan of nicknames as legal names usually (with a few exceptions)
* also it's interesting that you were talking about a name dream in which an acquaintance of yours picked something because it was just a few weeks ago I had a dream that someone I knew named their daughter Penelope, and in my waking hours I don't really mind it too much in fact I like it but for some reason in this dream I just HATED that idea lmao
* also it's interesting that you were talking about a name dream in which an acquaintance of yours picked something because it was just a few weeks ago I had a dream that someone I knew named their daughter Penelope, and in my waking hours I don't really mind it too much in fact I like it but for some reason in this dream I just HATED that idea lmao
This message was edited 3/28/2021, 6:48 AM
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