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What bugs me about it is the sound of rayon; as if some fabric was being described - "It's a pretty dress; pity it feels so rayony" or something. And rayon isn't my favourite fibre!

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That's often the problem with invented names: some crazed industrialist has probably invented them first and used them for cow udder cream or wrinkly textiles or fizzy drinks.

Scooby Doo says Leonie

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So, no.

Maybe if I didn't know the name Léonie it would have been ok, but I just can't pronunce the r at the beginning, it is too bizarre. Or I want to say Roénie. :)

I like Léonie, but not Réonie.

It sounds like a Japanese pronunciation of Léonie (Japanese has no Ls).

Not so much. Not quirky just ... not good, imo. To me, Léonie is a classic quirky.

It's OK...

ray-oh-nee sounds beautiful but I just dont get that from Réonie
maybe change the spelling?

I'm not a big fan of made up names, so my dislike of Reonie won't come as much of a surprise.

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Apart from being made up, I find it annoying. My brain keeps wanting to process it as Leonie. But my eyes won't let it. Not good. I see Leonie so rarely here in the U.S. and now it's being *tampered* with.

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Some combined names work. I love Hannelore, for example. But Reonie gets thumbs down from me, sorry.