Colin or Collin?

BeckyS1211

I know that both are accepted spellings...thoughts?  DH is concerned that Colin will be thought of as "colon"....

CocoBrynne

I am in the same boat, Colin/Collin is the current front runner for us it it's a boy (altho that will change tomorrow lol).  I like the Colin spelling better, but I'm worried about the colon reference as well. 

BeckyS1211

Thanks for the link and the input! 

alohamora

I prefer Colin, thanks to this man...

 

saham07

BeckyS1211:

I know that both are accepted spellings...thoughts?  DH is concerned that Colin will be thought of as "colon"....

I agree with your husband. Phonetic rule would say to use the long O sound

JaysonandKristin

Colin.  Just one "l"

queenbone

mj.reilly:

I prefer Colin ? one l.

That was pretty much the consensus in this post yesterday:

https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/49536157.aspx

I personally think Collin looks odd. It just doesn't seem right to me.

I'm glad you added the link because I was having a deja vu moment.

Tryingtogetpregnant

Our son's name is Colin, and he has never once been called colon. I thnk Colin is a well enough known name that people don't mistake it.

 

shellybird101

i agree with your DH

sugarpumpkin716

collin

alliejo725

I think Colin is the original, and general looks "cleaner," but I'm with YH----I always subconsciously pronounce it "colon" first. I don't think it's at risk for being mispronounced, though.

TBLilyRose

I see your H's point but I still like Colin better.

myHeartisFoReVeR

I prefer one "l"

brideandbreve

fitzpemberley:

I prefer Colin, thanks to this man...

 

Agree x 1,000,000. (BTW, love the username!)

I was going to post this pic, but instead, I'll link to it.

But in all seriousness, I'd go with Colin. I think it just looks better.

newportbride715

I prefer Colin... but like you said, both are accepted these days. Colin Powell is the only Colin I have ever heard of to pronounce it like that. Weird, imo. I know several Colin's and no one would ever say "Colon" to them.