London

heiferlump

DH is set on this name for a little girl should we have one, but every London I've ever heard of is a boy.  What do you think?

Dominique1219

I've heard it used on both boys and girls as well as dogs.  However, I am not a fan of this name.  Place names for girls (not a fan for boys either though) always make me think of porn...for example "One Night in London."  I wouldn't do that to my daughter...adolescent boys will have a field day.

stahlop

I automatically think of London from the Disney show "The Suite Life of Zach and Cody".  She's supposed to be like "Paris Hilton".  But then again, London is a place and I really don't see it as a person's name.

magsugar13

dont like it for either sex

nerdbaby

I think place names are a little pretentious for babies, but it's not awful.  There's a toddler aged London on my street and they call her Luddie which I think is darling.

9yrsLater

stahlop:

I automatically think of London from the Disney show "The Suite Life of Zach and Cody".  She's supposed to be like "Paris Hilton".  But then again, London is a place and I really don't see it as a person's name.

This exactly! All I can think of is London Tipton. "Yay me!"

I'm not a fan of place names either. If it's a place of great significance to you then I think it's okay as a MN only.  

naflmj

I have heard it for both but it sounds masculine to me.

da731

My daughter went to preschool with a girl London last year.

However, (and I know this is an entirely unsolicited opinion but I would feel remiss if I didn't share with you my very strong and honest thought), whenever I hear such a blatant location name; my first thought is always, oh man. . . I hope that's not an homage to some vacation conception action. . . . 

austenreader85

Not a fan for either gender.  If I really make my mind stretch, in Greek mythology there was a Paris, supposedly how we got the city.  So, if you must pick a location name I tend to think of them as masculine.  I guess my exception is Savannah is feminine.

LuckyMissus

I think it can go on either gender.

ButternutSquash

I've only heard it used for girls.

moxie9

I think it's used more for girls now, and it seems feminine to me. It ranked 108th in popularity for girl names and 508th for boy names in 2010. However, I don't much care for it in either case.

LiLTexan09

One of my high school friends named her daughter Londyn.  It's definitely nms since I'm not a huge fan of place names, but it's not a terrible name.  And I've never considered it a boy's name either.

mswood1977

I have only ever met girls named London, I have met several boys named Landon.

laurakaz13

I think of the city where I spent a fabulous year studying.  Nothing more.  It's not a name. 

moonfaerie

My DD is London, and we have met a couple of other little girls named London. We haven't come across any boys named London yet.

g8trkim

I've never heard it for a boy. It's NMS. It sounds like a dog or stripper name to me. Sorry.

Loganswife

I really dislike it on either sex.

KittyMarie219

I like this name, but the first thing that comes to mind when I think of it is ghosts and hauntings (the UK is supposed to be the most haunted country in Europe), and then I can't help but think of all the people who died there b/c of disease and religious persecution and stuff.

If it weren't for its reputation and history, I would consider using it. 

FrecklesInside

magsugar13:

dont like it for either sex

Sorry, this. I'm not a huge fan of place names to begin with but this one really is NMS. The only one I dislike even more, I think, is Brooklyn. If you have your heart set on it, then yes, it CAN be used for either sex... but IMHO it shouldn't be used for either....

jonesdouglas

I like London for a girl.