Comments for GRIFFIN:

An *awesome* boy's name! Very strong and masculine.

-- Mommy2B  7/15/2005

I am a very surprised to see this listed as a Welsh name at all. I should have classified it unhesitatingly as modern American! [noted -ed]

-- AgTigress  9/2/2005

Definitely my favorite male name! A mythological connection as well as a stellar sound. Adopted it at the top of my list after reading Kenneth Oppel's "Firewing", starring a bat of this name. Glad to see its popularity is rising!

-- RedFox742  9/11/2005

All I can say is - BLAH! Double EW! Sorry, it just sounds so yuck!

-- Anonymous User  3/28/2006

Kids today will immediately associate the name Griffin with the house of Gryffindor in the Harry Potter books.

-- Anonymous User  4/3/2006

I read somewhere that it also could be Welsh meaning prince.

-- Anonymous User  4/26/2006

I dislike this name intensely. It sounds like another word for a smoker's cough.

-- Miss Natla  5/5/2006

I very much like this name (also the spellings Gryphon and Gryffin). I also like Gryffindor, nickname Gryffin/Griffin, as I love Harry Potter. No, it sounds NOTHING like smokers-cough, dear. It is a lovely name, very different sounding.

-- Pheadirean  5/29/2006

In the Divine Comedy and in Medieval animal lore, the Griffin with its two natures (lion and eagle) represents the human and divine natures of Christ.

-- prisca  7/24/2006

Griff is a good nickname.

-- Anonymous User  7/24/2006

I'm sorry but whenever I see Griffin, the spelling reminds me of "coffin".

-- Jingyi  10/14/2006

I like Griffin. It was high on our list for our last son. It's noble/medieval in sound. With the "Harry Potter Craze" I would be more hesitant to use it though.

-- Kitten  11/22/2006

Griffin is a great name! I really love it. It has a strong yet mystical quality to it. I would considering using it for a future son.

-- Anonymous User  3/24/2007

I love this name, even if it seems Harry-Pottery now. I know only one Griffin, who happens to be huge fan. I believe it is also used as a surname in England or Ireland with this spelling.

-- Anonymous User  4/1/2007

Actor Mark Hamill has a son named Griffin. Also, there was a character named Griffin on the tv show "Party of Five."

-- Martha Gold  4/11/2007

I love the name Griffin. I think it's so unique. The only drawback is I don't like the nickname Griff at all.

-- Anonymous User  4/27/2007

It's also an English surname, inevitably derived from the mythological creature, which might constitute part of its origin.

-- Anonymous User  5/30/2007

For a first name: maybe not. For a middle name: yeah, definitely.

-- Surreal  8/15/2007

When I first heard this name, I thought it was one of the ugliest ever. But it has since grown on me, and now I like it. I think the mythological connection is cool and it sounds strong and brave. What's also nice is it isn't too common.

-- thebyrd  10/11/2007

H. G. Well's The Invisible Man's name is Griffin. Quite a symbolic name, I believe.

-- BookHead  5/4/2008

A famous bearer of this name is Griffin O'Connor, one of the main characters in the movie Jumper, as well as the spin-off novel and video game, Jumper: Griffin's Story.

-- Lady_Skywalker  11/11/2008

I like this name, but I'm not sure why. Maybe because of the mythological creature. I'm not sure if I'd name my son this. It would be a great name for a heroic character, though.

-- faye  1/24/2009

I love griffins, but I could never name my child this.

-- Lady Seashell  8/9/2009

I love the name Griffin. It's very masculine and uncommon. I HATE the nicknames Griff or Griffy, I prefer Finn. I probably wouldn't name my child Griffin though. :(

-- McHobbit  10/28/2009

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