Thoughts on the name Holden

mel6304

I know the one obvious correlation is the Catcher in the Rye character. Just curious if the name stirs up any other nicknames or things I may not be thinking of? I feel like I am teetering on if I really love it or not. I think it would sound good with our other names (SS-Dylan, DS-Wyatt)

liz37

I like it with your sibset, but it definitely reminds me of Catcher and nothing else.

ToBeMrsT

I love it. It's what we would have named DD if she would have been a boy. I think it sounds good with the other two names. 

liz37

You could consider Hayden as well...

LollipopsAndCrisps

I like it, and think it sounds cute with your DS's names.

mlf625

I can't think of anything negative, and I do think it's nice with your sibset. 

liz37:

You could consider Hayden as well...

Please don't. 

guilletskichuk

I like it! I think it goes well with your sons' names.

I only know one. He is 8 and his nn is Holdie.

JodiTrevor2010

I like the name Holden but I wouldn't use it for my child's name only because a good friend of mine unfortunately had a stillborn son and named him Holden. I think it's a good name though, and it goes well with your other kid's names. 

SarahPLiz

I always want to ask " Holding what?". I live in a place where people always drop the gs from words ending in -ing, so when I hear a name that ends in -en, -in, or -on, I tend to hear the silent -ing. 

Someone I know named their kid Holden Cash. I just can't get over that one. How do they not hear "Holding Cash"? 

KearaD

It definitely goes well with your other kids' names. But when I hear it out loud, it makes me think of someone saying "holding" without the G. Like I'm holdin' a glass of water. 

I wouldn't side-eye someone for using it, though. There's really nothing wrong with it.  

LolaBelle515

LOVE this name.

 

This might not matter at all in your region, but as far as other things people might think of when thinking of the name... in the Lutheran world, many will think of Holden Village or Holden Evening Prayer (which is named after Holden Village.  I have a Lutheran pastor friend who named her son Holden after their experiences there.

It's definitely not a bad thing..it's a great place:)

 

 https://www.holdenvillage.org/

 

GoBleu

LolaBelle515:

LOVE this name.

 

This might not matter at all in your region, but as far as other things people might think of when thinking of the name... in the Lutheran world, many will think of Holden Village or Holden Evening Prayer (which is named after Holden Village.  I have a Lutheran pastor friend who named her son Holden after their experiences there.

It's definitely not a bad thing..it's a great place:)

 

 https://www.holdenvillage.org/

 

I was raised Lutheran (church twice a week) and have no connotation with Holden in that way.  I did teach high school English though so whenever I hear someone choose that name I just assume they must be big Salinger fans. It does go really well with your other family names for sure. 

scgirl89

I like it.

teacherjess

I'm an English teacher, and the negative association with the character is just way too much for me to get over. He's the only famous Holden that I can even conjure up to mind, and he's definitely just not an admirable character in any way, shape, or form. The name itself sounds nice, but I just can't get over the association with the type of character he was.

ktpaladino

I love the name a briefly considered it, but ultimately felt it wasn't "the one"

ObLaDi

I really, really loved this name throughout my teens and early twenties. Sadly, my husband doesn't like it, so it's a no-go for us.

I think it sounds great with your sibset.