Thoughts on the name Lennon

mgabel · March 2009

for a boy? Or is it too Beatles? I found it on an Irish names website and it's growing on me...

TheNextWest · March 2009

I kind of like it.

2linesin09 · March 2009

It's not bad. It kind of reminds me of Liam (pronounciation wise) but more formal. It's sounds high society actually although one cannot help but think of the Beatles

Also...

Not sure if you do nicknames but if you are into that I'd just think about "Lenny" being the immediate go to. I'm not a fan of Lenny - it makes me think of little old men.

kellyfromcali · March 2009

100% NMS. It sounds kinda hippy to me for some reason. sorry.

star678 · March 2009

I feel like "Len" or "Lenny" would be likely nicknames and I strongly dislike those. I also feel that the name is very "hippie" due to the Beatles reference. I don't know if I would do it, but it's not horrible.

Erin Mary Ackerman · March 2009

Comrade, The correct spelling is Lenin. Dos Vidanya.

EmmaRain · March 2009

I hear two things: Beatles and linen (like the scratchy summer fabric). Not my style for a name at all.

mgabel · March 2009

Thanks, but I'd rather have a son named after a Beatle than a Soviet Communist. I hadn't even thought of that association!

sophie080208 · March 2009

It absolutely makes me think of the Beatles and that was way before my time. I think they are so iconic that Lennon will always be associated with the group.

ToBeMrsT · March 2009

I like it. I actually know a 20 something girl named Lennon.

mrslinde · March 2009

I like it, but I like the Beatles...

JnJHud · March 2009

I kinda like it. It's probably not a name that I personally would use, but I definitely wouldn't have a weird reaction if I heard it.

Temp950106187509203 · March 2009

BrahimBride:
Comrade, The correct spelling is Lenin. Dos Vidanya.

This cracked my chit up.

to Lennon (hippy much?).

LMS05 · March 2009

Definitely thought of the Beatles. I'm not a fan of Lennon (the name).?

MrsDuncan · March 2009

BrahimBride:
Comrade, The correct spelling is Lenin. Dos Vidanya.

Haha yesss... don't do either.

AudNicole · March 2009

My cousin named her kid Lennon. He's 4 or so now.

It gets some weird looks, but it fits the kid and them. They are a bit hippy-ish, and did name him after John lennon. So, I don't think it really surprises anyone.

Just know that everyone will think that is who he is named after. I don't think its a bad name (much better than all the -y names out there), but it will have connotations and the hippy-nish is one of them.

amoureux · March 2009

Before I even opened your post I thought of John Lennon and then a fraction of a second later of Vladmir Lenin. I know it is spelled differently but it is pronounced the same. When your son introduces himself, no one is going to know how it is spelled.

I wouldn't name a boy Lennon due to those factors. Or, I would use it only as a middle name.

EmmaRain · March 2009

amoureux:

Before I even opened your post I thought of John Lennon and then a fraction of a second later of Vladmir Lenin. I know it is spelled differently but it is pronounced the same. When your son introduces himself, no one is going to know how it is spelled.

I wouldn't name a boy Lennon due to those factors. Or, I would use it only as a middle name.

Ditto. Beatles, Vladimir Lenin/communism, and linen fabric come to mind. People won't know which way it is spelled. The connotations that are related to the name are pretty strong.