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Leonie
Latin, "lion"
Pamela Redmond
Apr 28



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Leonie is one of the many lion-related names finding favor right now, with Leo at the lead. While familiar in the US, Leonie still feels like a quintessentially European name, perhaps because of confusion about how it’s pronounced.

Pronunciation is pretty much the same across European languages and cultures: It’s LAY-oh-nee, with the same rhythm as deity or peony. Still, many Americans will say lee-OH-nee.

European immigrants may have made Leonie a Top 1000 name in the US in the late 1800s, but it dropped off the charts more than a century ago and only in the past decade has been drifting upward again.

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Justice
English word name, "the quality of being fair, just, and impartial"
Grace
Apr 29



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A sleek and solid word name, Justice feels both modern and ancient, reminiscent of established choices like Justus and Constance, but also fresh like Ledger and True. Ranking just outside the US Top 1000, it is a gender neutral option that works as a secular virtue name promoting fairness and equity — and as a distinguished occupational name too.