Collins for a girl?

cshoem01 · July 2010

Hi all--

My SO is from Fort Collins, CO and absolutely loves it there. We are living on the east coast right now (where I'm from)...and we were discussing the name Collins for a girl. At first, I hated it...but since the Blindside had a girl named Collins it's starting to grow on me. Thoughts? What if we moved back there--tacky to have a Collins in Fort Collins?

Thanks

cokt · July 2010

I live near FoCo, so that is the first thing I think of when I hear the name. When I saw Blindside I didn't understand what the girl's name was until they had said it like 17 times. It is definitely different.?

sunnyday016 · July 2010

NMS.

j_luvs_r · July 2010

I don't like it. What about as a MN?

inlovewithB · July 2010

I think I would like it better without the "s" on the end. I really don't like names that end with an "s".

evaazalea · July 2010

I just really don't like it, especially for a girl.

PunkyBooster · July 2010

buckeyebrat · July 2010

Ehh...neither like or dislike. It IS different, though.

MaryYVR · July 2010

I think it would make a great mn.

TUGOsQueen · July 2010

Horrible.

Colleen, maybe. and Collin is a boy's name.

Jinsy80 · July 2010

No!

katieg314 · July 2010

I don't hate it. I knew a girl in college named Collins and she was super cute. I am not really sure it's my style, but you could do a lot worse.

superMiller · July 2010

I actually like it and typically it's NMS. I say if you like it and it's growing on you, go fort it. A friend named her son Collins because it's her maiden name. But I like that it's not very common. Especially for a girl.

kloesk · July 2010

It sounds kind of preppy. Like pp, I thought of Colleen as a similar name.

mr&mrswelch · July 2010

I like it. You're not naming her Ft. Collins, so I think that wouldn't be a big deal.

CrazyToast · July 2010

I LOVE IT! Go for it! Yes

I do like different names, that are still easy to spell and pronounce. You fit that completely.

(I'm glad everyone said The Blind Side because I forgot where I had heard it.)

HappyMrsK · July 2010

I don't like it for a boy or a girl. I would think you were a huge Phil Collins fan if I heard this name.

norika33 · July 2010

You could use it as a MN and call her that- I know a girl whose NN is collins since that's her last name- and it works fine

BrideBuddies · July 2010

I would find it very weird to name a child the same as the town they live in. Plus, it's really a boy's name and I hate when cute little girls have very boyish names.

Just because he likes the city doesn't make it a good baby name. Save it for a future puppy.

scoutkate · July 2010

I actually know two girls in their 20's/30's named Collins. Both were given family names. I think a name like that for a girl should be a family name, ideally, but I like that it has some significance for you.

tct1219 · July 2010

i think if it's the style of name you like [less common surname sound for a girl] it could be cute. since there is a possibility of moving back there, though, i would suggest using a name that is a similar style but won't be an issue if you do ever move back.

i have a friend who is in love with the name collier for a girl. you might brainstorm names that are close and have the same feel as collins.

starlight8323 · July 2010

Normally I would say NO WAY!

But given your DH's connection to the place, I think it works for your situation. I actually like the name for you!

Just make sure you don't plan on living there again in the future.

Simply Fated · July 2010

I'm not a fan of that name.

I want to say, though, it's a good thing your fiance isn't from, like, Intercourse Pennsylvania or Tuckahoe New York. Dickshooter, Idaho? Nimrod, Minnesota? Lick Skillet, Virginia... Yum Yum, Tennessee!

The Blind Side... the girl who plays her? Her last name is Collins. So that cancels that argument out.

Maddie*13 · July 2010

I'm sorry, but to me it is a boys name.

cshoem01 · July 2010

Actually...The character that is the adoptive sister is named Collins Tuohy. The actress that plays her is thedaughter of Phil Collins too--you are right.

THANKS for the input everyone!!!

cshoem01 · July 2010

Simply Fated:

I'm not a fan of that name.

I want to say, though, it's a good thing your fiance isn't from, like, Intercourse Pennsylvania or Tuckahoe New York. Dickshooter, Idaho? Nimrod, Minnesota? Lick Skillet, Virginia... Yum Yum, Tennessee!

The Blind Side... the girl who plays her? Her last name is Collins. So that cancels that argument out.

That's funny---but you are incorrect about the character. Phil Collins' daughter does play the character--but the actual sister's name is Collins Tuohy as well.

greener_beaner · July 2010

I think it's too masculine for a girl in my honest opinion!

karrizma · July 2010

First of all, why would your child be plural?

Second of all, that is just a really unattractive name for either gender (with the 's' it is awful for a boy, without it's fine) but especially for a little girl.

I like the suggestion of Colleen. Even though I'm not a fan of the name, its hundreds of times better than Collins.

CAREBEAR0751 · September 2013

I absolutely LOVE the name (responding a few years late). I found this post because that is my number one choice for a girl....and I'm not even pregnant yet! It's different and classy. I'm not sure if it's because I'm from the Midwest or what, but I disagree with the 'only using a name if it's a family name' or have to have some sort of 'significance.' I think if you like something, go for it! That is how I've always lived my life in every aspect....jobs, where I live, dating, etc. I don't care what others think. It's a beautiful name and I hope you chose it!

Scarlett&Gatsby · September 2013

It's the kind of name I like in theory, and I think I like the sound, buuuut...(and maybe I just drink too much) but Collins = a Tom Collins to me. ETA: SHIT, how do these damn posts from yeeeeaaars ago keep getting dragged up?!

zaramarie81 · September 2013

No - for so many reasons.

This MIGHT have been cute 20 years ago when it would truly be unique. Nowadays, when girls are receiving boy names all the time and it continues to trend (plus continues to confuse... I am really tired of getting genders mixed up because a parent gave a girl a decidedly boy's name), it's just another one added to the mix that frustrates and annoys me. Not that it's all about me, of course, but since you asked for opinions.

allardr · September 2013

katieg314 said:

I don't hate it. I knew a girl in college named Collins and she was super cute. I am not really sure it's my style, but you could do a lot worse.

This is me, don't hate it but dont' love it. Maybe more fitting for mn.

I like it better than Colleen as others have thrown out there.

If you love it and it has significance go for it! it's by no means horrible and looking at it people will easily pronounce it right