Collins for a girl?

CeCe8579

If it's a maiden name?

magsugar13

no for any reason!

CeCe8579

Iloveshanej:

If it's a maiden name?

Not sure why this posted twice and only posted half of it..............

alliejo725

I don't hate it. And I like the use of family names.

It really just reminds me of The Blind Side, though (that was the daughter's name, right?).

Sunshine is mine

I might be in the minority but when I first heard it on the Blindside I thought it was really cute!

lovebug33

I think of an alcoholic beverage.

strawberrytree

intheflowers:

Only for a middle name and only because it's a maiden name to be passed on. 

This. Passing on your maiden name as a middle name is nice. I really dislike it as first name even if it's a family name.  

TarHeels&Rebels

NMS, but I also thought it was cute in The Blind Side.  It won't get a lot of love on this board - they really don't like last names as first names or boy names for girls.

ETA -  I think it's especially good with your other daughter's name since it's a boy's name as well.

blush64

magsugar13:

no for any reason!

I agree with this. Don't do this to a baby girl.

JulesDiane

I like it. 

CMDR513

NMS- it's solely a last name. What about Colette or something like that?

capulet

TarHeels&Rebels:

NMS, but I also thought it was cute in The Blind Side.  It won't get a lot of love on this board - they really don't like last names as first names or boy names for girls.

ETA -  I think it's especially good with your other daughter's name since it's a boy's name as well.

IMHO and I think that of others on this board, family surnames are the exception.  I think using some random surname that has no significance to you is kind of weird.  But it makes the last name as first name meaningful (and would make the whole trend a lot more interesting) when people use family surnames as first names.  DD and several of DS's siblings have family surnames as first names, and we considered my maiden name as DS's first but ended up using it as a Mn instead.

But I do think Collins seems pretty masculine, because of its resemblance to Colin.  If it were in my family I might use it, but only for a boy.

hgfmom

Call me crazy, but I love it. Just pair a very feminine middle name with it. This is done alot in the South (where I'm from) and I wish I could've done it, but my maiden would never work. My cousin is named after my grandmother's maiden, so his name is Pepper. He totally pulls it off and if Pepper can work, Collins totally can!

LoCarb

I don't like it...I didn't like it in Blind Side either. It's very masculine to me.

g8trkim

It's not terrible. It's the name of the girl on The Blind Side.

jennyann28

No. It's an ok name for a boy, and ok as a middle name, but it's just not a nice thing to do to your daughter.

Puppylove*85

I really dislike it.  I also think that the need to clarify that it's a maiden name is a bad sign.  I don't think your child's name should require an explanation.

Todd&Laura

No, it's awful

swimiz500

I actually really like it. It is a guilty pleasure name for me. I probably wouldn't use it, but since it is a maiden name for you, I would go for it. I am definitely in the minority though! 

magpie1127

Puppylove*85:

I really dislike it.  I also think that the need to clarify that it's a maiden name is a bad sign.  I don't think your child's name should require an explanation.

A lot of children's names go along with an explanation. I think 'how did you decide upon that name' is a pretty routine question. I don't think OP NEEDED to clarify it to the general public, but I think she thought it'd be nice if we knew the background. Her immediate family and friends will obviously already know.

I actually don't dislike it at all! I think its really cute, and thanks to the Blind Side its not too weird. It's got meaning, your other daughter has a unisex name, and I think it's adorable  

doremi29

I really like it.....but I tend to sway away from super girly names and more towards gender neutral names.

KZBurnworth

I love it! 

kmpls

Love it.

jburdet1

I like it in the fn category because it's a family name. However, I actually don't like it with DD#1's name because it makes the sibset as a whole too masculine to me and unbalanced.

My2cents4u

The girl who played Collins in Blind Side is actually Lily Collins and her father is Phil Collins. Using it as a MN with a feminine FN would at least give her the option to use either name.

scoutkate

Because it's a maiden name, I LOVE it.  I've known two girls named Collins and both were family names.  It's totally a girl name to me.  If it wasn't a family name, I'd roll my eyes and call it pretentious.  But you can absolutely use it.

Both girls I know named Collins have a more feminine first name, but are called by their middle names.  I know one of them is named Catherine Collins Lastname.  I've always thought that was a pretty combo.  And Collins definitely fits her better than Catherine. 

I also think the double name Mary Collins is adorable. 

slukd79

scoutkate:

Because it's a maiden name, I LOVE it.  I've known two girls named Collins and both were family names.  It's totally a girl name to me.  If it wasn't a family name, I'd roll my eyes and call it pretentious.  But you can absolutely use it.

Both girls I know named Collins have a more feminine first name, but are called by their middle names.  I know one of them is named Catherine Collins Lastname.  I've always thought that was a pretty combo.  And Collins definitely fits her better than Catherine. 

I also think the double name Mary Collins is adorable. 

Spot on.

salt78

I love it, but only if it's a family name.

MrsTBird

I like that it's your maiden name, but I think I would only like it as a mn. Paired with your DD's name, it makes for a very masculine sibset, IMO. I love it as a fn for a boy.

g8trkim

My2cents4u:

The girl who played Collins in Blind Side is actually Lily Collins and her father is Phil Collins. Using it as a MN with a feminine FN would at least give her the option to use either name.

But her name is Collins in the movie because that's the actual name of the actual person who she plays. They show the real girl at the end of the movie.

klaus

Sure - as long as it is your family name.

GrayGhost13

slukd79:

scoutkate:

Because it's a maiden name, I LOVE it.  I've known two girls named Collins and both were family names.  It's totally a girl name to me.  If it wasn't a family name, I'd roll my eyes and call it pretentious.  But you can absolutely use it.

Both girls I know named Collins have a more feminine first name, but are called by their middle names.  I know one of them is named Catherine Collins Lastname.  I've always thought that was a pretty combo.  And Collins definitely fits her better than Catherine. 

I also think the double name Mary Collins is adorable. 

Spot on.

I also agree.

And I think the maiden name as a middle name idea is pretty common in the South, maybe moreso than in other parts of the country.

Skooled917

I can get on board if its a middle name but please don't make it a first name.

PhilsWife07

No way.