Which boy name do you like best? Any that I should remove from my list, and why?

bosny29 · March 2015

I am due any second. We have been pretty set on Colin, but as I have searched around the internet, I have come across comments that Colin gets mispronounced, or reminds people of "colon." I never thought this, and I am not sure it's a good reason to avoid the name, but nevertheless it has prompted me to take another look at our name list. Middle name will be Sean if that makes a difference.

LizWhiz87 · March 2015

Colin is a great name, and if you love it, that's all that matters. Kids can make fun of any name, so don't let that sway you. I personally think of Colin Firth, who is a fantastic actor and total class act!

wassuphoes · March 2015

Colin.

The others are all okay, but I don't care for Dylan or Gavin.

bbiutmcph · March 2015

Colin is the best name up there and I have known a few and never knew any issues with pronouncing it. It's a solid name that's recognizable.

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Kate0034 · March 2015

Colin is one of my favorite names. I've never heard it mispronounced.

People will find problems with every name in the world. Colin is a good, solid name so if you love it, keep it!

Sassenach1743 · March 2015

Colin is a great choice. I really don't think you have anything to worry about when it comes to pronunciation. You seem to be over thinking this a bit, which I'm sure is natural as you approach your due date.

Of your list I also like Declan, it's a guilty pleasure name for me because I could never use it. And I love Sean too.

mommymeg143 · March 2015

Declan is my favorite. Colin is also a great name. I definitely do not associate it with colon.

AlyLynn07 · March 2015

Voted for Colin. I haven't heard of people mispronouncing it as 'colon." That seems like a stretch that I would not be concerned about if you really like it!

Declan, Gavin, and Dylan are too trendy for my taste. Brendan and Connor are ok. Sean is just not my favorite.

4N6s · March 2015

Collin is a great name.

Rudetomata · March 2015

I love your taste in names. You can't go wrong with any of them, definitely not with Colin. My personal fave is Declan, though. I wish I could use it but I already have a Dalton. Good luck!

BlessedMomma07 · March 2015

Colin is a great name. Your list is really good, I'm partial to Gavin because of my DS

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LynnBrown4 · March 2015

I like them all except for Dylan and Brendon. No logical reason, just that my mom was a teacher, and it seems like a lot of the hyperactive or difficult kids in her class that she would complain about were named Dylan or Brendan (or Jace). So it's just a weird personal association I guess.

I think Colin is fine, and can't imagine anyone mispronouncing it.

balderasmama · March 2015

I love the name Colin, if I was a boy that would have been my name. Gavin is also a strong but original name. If you really love Colin you should go with it and not worry about those other things.

oneblessedmess · March 2015

I have never heard of Colin getting mispronounced. It's not exactly "out there" and is pronounced just like how it's spelled. I had a Colin in my class last year, very sweet boy, so I do have a good association with the name. (Coincidentally, his older brother's name was Sean!)

I'm not loving the flow of Colin Sean, but it's not terrible. I certainly wouldn't nix the name because some weirdos associate it with colon!

MamaWren919 · March 2015

I like Colin and Conor best. I wouldn't worry about Colin being "colon."

Spence903 · March 2015

I love Colin! I dated a guy for several years who spelled it Collen and people mispronounced it Colleen and Cullen a lot but he didn't care. It's a great name!

mommabird77 · March 2015

Colin is a great name. I have never heard of people thinking Colin is colon.

adadrian910 · March 2015

Our son's name is Collin. We used 2 l's so it wouldn't look like colon, it doesn't help I work in the health care field and wanted to avoid that so I totally get where you are coming from. Since we've had him (he turned 3 in December) we have met more spelled with 2 l's. And we haven't had issues with anyone misspelling it either!

amp61470 · March 2015

I love Colin and would be using it had it not been my Mother's jerk of an ex-husbands name. It's not that I relate the name to a jerk, it's that I wouldn't want him to think I named a child after him.

g8trkim · March 2015

I've never heard of Colin getting mispronounced. I've seen it with one and two l's. I would be more worried about people misspelling it than the colon thing.