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name pronunciation opinions wanted...

theabbey5theabbey5
in June 2012 Moms

We have decided upon Lionyl nickname "Lio" pronounced LEO.  Would you pronounce name LEONEL or LIONEL?  DH wants to pronounce is Leonel but I like Lionel...even though the nickname will be Leo...confusing I know.

 Thoughts/opinions...not looking for "do you like it"...just looking for pronunciation opinions. 

Lionyl Osborne "Lio" is here! May 23rd 2012 at 2:54am 8lbs 4oz 21inches Born at 37weeks 6days
DD #1 born 9/3/2003 - 8 years old - 3rd grade!
DD #2 born 3/22/2007 - 5 years old - in full time preschool

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Re: name pronunciation opinions wanted...

  • kate212kate212
    If it were me, I would prefer Lionel (lion-el) as the full name and Lio (pronounced Leo) as the nickname. I don't think it matters much that they don't sound exactly the same.
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  • filxoxofilxoxo member
    I'd pronounce it Lionel.

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  • HeartceaseHeartcease member
    I'd pronounce it Lion-el.  I think the Leo nn will be fine considering the name sounds like Lion.  
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  • strawberrytreestrawberrytree member

    I would pronounce it Lion-el. I've never heard of the Leon-el pronunciation in English to be honest. 

    ETA: I think you can definitely pronounce it Lion-el and still use the nn Leo.  


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  • cchill01cchill01 member

    Lionel will always be trains or a singer to me...and pronounced LION - el or LYNEL.  I don't think it matters which name you choose - his nickname can still be Leo.  I like the look of Lionel....but you're more likely to get the correct pronunciation with Leonel.

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  • SugarhillHnASugarhillHnA

    The way you have it spelled, I'd pronounce it Lio- Nil. 

    Take that with a grain of salt as I hate crazy spellings in an attempt to make a name "unique".  Why not just spell it Lionel?

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  • GracieBlueGracieBlue member
    Of the two I would pronounce it Lionel.  Your spelling makes it look like it should be pronounced Lion-nill.
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  • khill86khill86 member
    I would pronounce it Ly-nel, not Lion-el. I have an uncle Lionel and that is how we all pronounce his name. I think you can call him whatever nickname you want, Lio/Leo would be fine. If he were introduced as Lio/Leo that's what I would call him, but if you introduced him as Lionyl, I wouldn't ever think to call him Lio/Leo on my own.
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  • TnG05TnG05
    I would prefer Lionel.
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  • mamayo26mamayo26 member

    imagekate212:
    If it were me, I would prefer Lionel (lion-el) as the full name and Lio (pronounced Leo) as the nickname. I don't think it matters much that they don't sound exactly the same.

    This...think about it there are a lot of full names that are totally differnt from the nickname (James--Jim; Henry--Hank; etc).

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  • adussell7adussell7 member
    I have never met anyone named leonel, so I think it would be confusing for everyone. I mean every class the poor kid goes to he's going to have to correct the teacher on the pronunciation and that can get really embarrassing for a kid and it's a huge pain. Like my friend Alice who pronounced her name "Elise" or Emile that was pronounced "Amelia." Everywhere they go it's the same "Well actually my name is..."  
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  • KrissyMissKrissyMiss
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    imagekate212:
    If it were me, I would prefer Lionel (lion-el) as the full name and Lio (pronounced Leo) as the nickname. I don't think it matters much that they don't sound exactly the same.

    This...think about it there are a lot of full names that are totally differnt from the nickname (James--Jim; Henry--Hank; etc).

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  • notfrancienotfrancie
    With Lionyl, I would say "Lie-oh-nill".  I love the nn LEO though.
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  • Liz_MossLiz_Moss
    I'd pronounce Lionel, and I assume the majority would due to the spelling. Is changing the spelling an option to reflect the "LEO"? I'd think about that if it's going to be an issue. Good luck!
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  • KCandJASONKCandJASON

    I would see it as lie-o-neel. That random Y, to me, is a bigger pronunciation issue than the Leo/Lio issue.

    I love the name Leo, is there a reason you are using Lionel instead of just naming him Leo? Coming from someone who has never gone by her real name, I never understood why my parents didn't just name me my nickname (which is not a shortened version of my first name so it's all that more confusing...)

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  • parenthood4parenthood4 member
    I would pronounce it Lionel. For Lio, my first instinct was to say Lie-oh though instead of Leo.
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