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Help[Opinions] Re: Leona
in reply to a message by Orsino
I prefer light Leonie ("LEE-uh-nee" or "LAY-uh-nee") to heavy Leona.
I love Fiona, but for some reason I don't like Leona. There are few feminine names with a long, stressed "o" sound that I like / love. Leona is more the rule than the exception for me, sorry.
But I always love seeing forgotten classics like Leona brought back from the brink of extinction. The Leona Helmsley thing doesn't phase me. I used to love Imelda before Ms Marcos made the name infamous. I made my mind up not to let one bad association with someone I don't know completely rule a name out for me. I'm not always successful, but generally this is not a problem for me. Besides, for every Leona Helmsley, I'm sure there are hundreds of nice Leonas out there holding up the honor of the name anonymously.
I remember once on another site a couple who couldn't decide between Lana and Leona. They compromised on Lena, which I love.
I love Fiona, but for some reason I don't like Leona. There are few feminine names with a long, stressed "o" sound that I like / love. Leona is more the rule than the exception for me, sorry.
But I always love seeing forgotten classics like Leona brought back from the brink of extinction. The Leona Helmsley thing doesn't phase me. I used to love Imelda before Ms Marcos made the name infamous. I made my mind up not to let one bad association with someone I don't know completely rule a name out for me. I'm not always successful, but generally this is not a problem for me. Besides, for every Leona Helmsley, I'm sure there are hundreds of nice Leonas out there holding up the honor of the name anonymously.
I remember once on another site a couple who couldn't decide between Lana and Leona. They compromised on Lena, which I love.
This message was edited 1/10/2011, 3:24 PM
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I feel the same way. I much prefer the softer, sweeter Leonie. Something about the long o sound of Leona doesn't appeal to me yet I love Fiona and Leo (adore!). I'm not sure why the disparity but it is what it is.
One of my older sisters is named Leona. She's always hated it and has gone by Penny since she was around 10 years old or so. She used to change her allowance into pennies to feel like she had more money so her friends began calling her Pennies which then became Penny.
One of my older sisters is named Leona. She's always hated it and has gone by Penny since she was around 10 years old or so. She used to change her allowance into pennies to feel like she had more money so her friends began calling her Pennies which then became Penny.
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