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Comments for LONDON:
"London" is Latin for "fortress of the moon".-- PVega 8/27/2005
London Tipton in the Suite Life of Zach and Cody is pretty spoiled.-- Miamaya 3/26/2006
I would never name anyone that. Don't get me wrong, I love the city of London, I grew up on London's doorstep and even though I know there's a nasty side of it, what little patriotic blood I have insists that London is my home. Even that said, even for someone patriotic, naming your child 'London' here would be seen as very strange. It'd be ... so bizarre, I guess. I think it's different if you don't live in the UK. As such, I don't like the sound of the word, it sounds too heavy and I can't imagine it as a name.
I think naming children after cities, London, Paris, Berlin... Tokyo?! isn't good. I think it looks stupid, really. And unless you have a particular cute story behind naming a child as such, it looks stupid. Not to mention that in youth your child will be teased mercilessly and such names are hard to grow up in.
London comes from the Latin 'Londinium' and at the time it was the capital of Brittania. The name Londinium is thought to be pre-Roman in origin although there is no agreement on what it means. It may mean 'place belonging to a man called Londinios', or may be derived from a personal name meaning 'fierce'. One suggestion is that it means "the settlement on the wide river". The BBC claims that the name is "Celtic, not Latin, and may originally have referred to a previous farmstead on the site", coming from the root Lond meaning 'wild, overgrown'. Yet another suggestion is that it comes from the name of the mythical King Lud.
Still, a place name not really a given name.-- Anonymous User 5/24/2006
I like that name. Most of the Londons I know are spoiled but that doesn't mean anything. Just because your name is London doesn't mean your gonna be spoiled, but I happen to love that name!-- kelsey_m 6/8/2006
I love the name London. My oldest daughter is London Eloise, and it suits her. She is not spoiled, but she is a little princess who loves dressing up and all things girly. It may just be me, but that's always been my imagination of a girl called London, a little princess. She'll be 11 in September, and has yet to be teased about her name. She likes it, and we love it.-- Lola Bug 6/9/2006
I like the name London. It is rising in popularity in the U.S.-- Emma McHnery 9/6/2006
I do not like the name London, it's best to leave it as the capital. I don't think it is any good as a name.-- Anonymous User 11/10/2006
Though I doubt I would ever name a child London, I think the name is better suited for a boy then a girl. It just sounds more masculine then feminine.-- Missy 12/26/2006
I agree. It's more of masculine name, though naming a girl London's okay.-- 7up 1/31/2007
Ha! If you came to London, or England for that matter, everyone would laugh. Trust me, I probably would get the giggles too. London is a great, but bad place. London is filled with fine art, but street crime. Historic buildings, pollution. Beauty, horrors behind the headlines. London is perhaps the most multicultural place in all the world, with people from every nation and that's not just the tourists, and that is why I am partial to religion as I have too many friends belonging to different ones: hence I am agnostic. London is a great place, but not a great name. Choose a real name, not a place name.-- Anonymous User 2/18/2007
Are there so few names in the world that we are now reduced to using the names of cities? There are real names that are much more suited for people. I can see this name on a dog or cat but not on a person. I also agree with the person who illustrated the complexity of the city itself, that is a lot of baggage to put on a person and those views will no doubt cause the negative views some have of the city to pass to the person.-- stuckonstupid 2/24/2007
People make me so angry. Hey guess what your name could have been a place or someone else's name first. So then it shouldn't exist either then! My name is Tara, and Tara is a place in Ireland. So I guess I shouldn't be named that. Seriously get real! London is a nice name, but I wouldn't want to be called Lonnie for short or Don. I was used to London as a girl's name but I could see it as a boys name, since I like Landon. My fiance likes it as a boy name.-- roxhai 3/6/2007
London and Tara are two very separate cases indeed. Tara is an ancient town that was originally called "hill of Tara" it is a Celtic tomb site. It is not a large place and was completely abandoned for quite a little while. The name Tara is also not believed to have derived from the name of that town rather the town was named that for the hill it resides on. I fail to see how these names are fair examples or defence on the side of London. London is a huge city with virtually no relation to an actual name at all. The city of London has created its own definition and I stand by my previous comment that it is no name for a child.-- stuckonstupid 3/6/2007
Well my name is Londonna and I love it. It's from the name London. I think Londonna should be the feminine form of London.-- londonna 3/16/2007
I have a friend who wants to have two daughters and name them London and Paris. I think that she's quite insane.-- writing the world 4/28/2007
I really like this name, not every London you meet is going to be spoiled. I think London suits a girl better than a guy.-- skylar_22 6/15/2007
Actually, here in the USA names like Paris and London are rising in popularity. I've also seen the name America used more frequently. I don't see why London would be unpopular in England. I live on Long Island and I know several girls named Brooklyn (Brook Lynn is used by one girl whom I know).-- VictoriaCalledTori 6/18/2007
While I agree that some 'place names' shouldn't be used it's only because I personally don't like them (Paris for example only because I don't like Paris Hilton). What about classic names such as Augusta though? That's the capital of Maine. Or Gary, Indiana? Most names are used somewhere as a 'place name' if you look hard enough. I love the name London. I'm going to use it when I have a girl and call her Loni (lohn-ee) for short.-- Anonymous User 6/27/2007
Augusta was a name long before it was the capital of Maine and same with Gary Indiana. Definitely not a very well thought through comment.-- stuckonstupid 6/27/2007
Excuse me but it's the same thing. More examples would be: Cheyenne, Wyoming; Montgomery, Alabama; the state of Georgia and the state of Carolina, cities in England such as Bradford, Lincoln, Chester & Preston. Or places like Florence, Italy; Sidney, Australia; Sofia, Bulgaria. I could go on but I won't.-- Anonymous User 6/30/2007
Come on people! Don't name your kid London. Leave it as the capital of Britian! Eventually, people will name there kids Manhattan, Los Angeles, Albuquerque, Texas, or even Wisconsin! Please DON'T name your kids after locations!-- 80226_hottie 8/12/2007
I'm a 1st time pregnant; soon to be mom of a little girl and I searched months looking up names & meanings & how they were spelled & even how they'd sound when spoken & could not find anything that stuck to my heart. I thought on Madison, & even Meghan & I heard my sister say London & I immediately fell in love with that name. Although the meanings are not too bad my child can make her own meaning for her name & it isn't spelled London, that does kinda make me think of a male, however it is going to be spelled LONDYN and the pronunciation should be as said Lon-don.-- TRINNA 9/24/2007
As a Londoner, I think this is hilarious. If you really want a city name, pick a nicer city; ours is grubby and overpriced and overcrowded. Besides, all the Americans I've ever met call it Landon, so why not just go with that?-- Anonymous User 11/8/2007
I'm actually quite fond of this name. I like it for both boys and girls, but if I ever use it, it'll probably be for a boy, like Jasper London. I think it's a little odd that people make such a big deal about new names, especially place names. It used to be that people would hear London or Paris and it'd be something exotic for most people, because it seemed so distant, but now with the methods of communication we have, it's much more common. Also, with travelling, more parents go to other countries, and fall in love with cities, thus choosing to name their child that because of a good feeling or memory that they associate with the place.
And, to the person who said that London has things like crime and pollution and whatnot, it just makes it seem more realistic as a name. Have you ever met someone who didn't have good qualities and bad? I know I haven't.-- skatergirl2 11/8/2007
What does that mean? That your kid'll be a criminal who emits noxious gases and contributes immense amount of greenhouse gases to increase our already severe quote unquote "environmental problem"? And that he'll live up to the 'overcrowding' aspect of his name by severely crowding people's personal space? Hm. What a colourful character you seem to have in mind.-- Anonymous User 2/17/2008
Well, it is okay for a name I guess, but I don't really like the way people start getting weirder and weirder in naming their kids. And I don't think the name London should have anything to do with the pollution and grubbiness of the city. London is a beautiful place in some ways. And I think some places were named after names of people, so I guess it is okay to name your child that, but naming a child after a place sometimes can look strange. London and Paris and India are okay, but what if there's someone out there called Australia or Ireland or Europe? That would be a little, I don't know, just weird.-- dreamgirl54 11/11/2007
First of all, sorry but "Londonna" is the most singularly ugly name I've come across in a while. It sounds fake, pretentious and ugly and, no, it couldn't be a 'feminine' version of London? Why? Because London is a PLACE! The whole suggestion is a joke. And the name is hideous. It looks like it should be said 'Londoner'. Is that a joke or what?
Second of all, there is no fixed etymology for London, and most suggestions are rather boring and not at all fancy. So don't go around saying London means 'Starry palace of luuuuuurve' because that's a bit fluffy, fancy and has never been established. It -could- mean, however;
* 'City in the Grove', coming from the Brythonic 'lhwn', meaning grove, and the suffix 'town' which eventually became London.
* the classic suggestion that the city was captured by King Lud, who insisted that it be renamed Kaerlud in his honour, which was slurred into Karelundein and then eventually London. This is probably myth, however.
* 'Valley city', coming from the phrase 'Glynn din'
* coming from 'Luna din', meaning 'moon fortress', although this is unlikely, rather fluffy and a bit sci-fi sounding (you can imagine tour guides with spock ears dressed in silver foil on the moon going 'this is the historic city of luna-dan' or 'wa-shing-ton') or 'Llong din', meaning 'ship fortress'
* it has been suggested that it originates from 'Luandun' or 'Lan/Llan Dian', meaning 'Temple of Diana', but this has been absolutely trashed by countless critics and never justified
* another suggestion is that it comes from 'Llyn Dain', meaning 'Pool of the Thames'
* and some very complicated linguistic explanations state that it could also mean 'boat river', 'swimming river', 'mud', 'marsh', 'lake fort' or names borrowed from European cities. Previous suggestions that it means 'Londino's fortress' or such have been criticised.-- Anonymous User 2/17/2008
The name sounds very strange in England, the whole area of Britain, and, indeed, in Europe as a whole. And it sounds bizarre in Australia and New Zealand too, for sure. It's a well known city, and if you use this name, one can hope your child will stay in the US all his or her life. The name sounds masculine to me, so I wouldn't use it on a girl. It just wouldn't have that boyish egde on a woman past the age of 27 anyway.-- slight night shiver 4/27/2008
I love this name I don't know many girls (or guys) with this name except for two recently born babies. This is my name and I am twelve years old I have hardly ever been teased except by my cousins who were kidding but have never been outside the US. I would never change my name and I think it suits me. I'm not spoiled and I'm not a princess (not saying that's bad or anything). I can't see it as a guy name maybe Landon or something. I think it's a great name it gives me more of a push to go places and see things. I don't see the harm in naming a child this.-- Lundygirl 8/25/2008
I agree with those who say they wouldn't name their child this, no offense to all the Londons out there. It does sound a little rough. It's a city name, and should be just that.
Whenever I hear this name, I think of either England, or London Tipton from Suite Life. Heh, funny how it's a parody of Paris Hilton. And puts to mind an old church bell, for some odd reason.-- _0TophasNails_1 11/6/2008
Just because this is the name of a city doesn't mean you shouldn't use it! What about Sofia, Bulgaria? Isabella, Minnesota? (Granted, this one is pretty unknown.) Madison, Wisconsin? This is a nice name, don't not use it just because it's the capital of Britain!-- thecookiemonster 2/21/2009
The city name London is, as commented above, derived from the Roman name Londinium and if I remember correctly, it was sacked by Boudicca in AD 61. Londinium is where linguists hit issues, however. One theory I read is that it is derived from a British Celtic word Lugdunum, a reference to the Celtic god Lugh. I'm not a linguist, but this seems the most likely theory to me.-- Anonymous User 4/1/2009
I've never met anyone named London, but it sounds quite tacky.-- MoonAgeDaydreamer 5/12/2009
London is the name of Saul Hudson("Slash")'s second son.-- camilleroxmysox 6/28/2009
I find naming a child after a city rather tacky. No matter how much I liked a place, I couldn't give the name to my child.-- Anonymous User 10/5/2009
Terrible! Haha, love the comment 4 above this.-- Anonymous User 11/11/2009
Stupid name, love the place though. Imagine what the child will have to put up with in life.-- Anonymous User 11/11/2009
As an American, I find this name very tacky for either sex. It'd be like naming your kid Washington D.C. or Miami. Just don't do it, people.
Also to an above comment about the Americans mispronouncing - I've never once heard anyone call it 'Landon' or any variation of that.-- D.Scott 12/2/2009
Ainsley, Ashley, Beverly, Chelsea, Courtney, Lindsay, Moriah, Samara, Shelley, Shirley, Sidney, Tara, Whitney.
Ashton, Bradley/Bradford ("Brad" in general), Brandon, Clifford/Clifton ("Cliff" in general), Colton, Dallas, Dalton, Denver, Keith, Landon, Leland, Lester, Lorne, Peyton, Preston, Ramsey, Roswell, Shiloh, Tracey, Trevor, Vernon, Xavier.
What do all these names have in common?
They are all (*gasp*) DERIVED FROM PLACE NAMES!
Does that mean we shouldn't use them?
Now, granted, several of them went through the transformation of "place name" to "surname" to "first name". But London has done the same thing. (The name Jack London ring any bells? That was not his pen name.)
London is a perfectly fine name to use, not tacky at all. Since I know of women who have this name, but not men, I think London works much better as a feminine name.-- erb816 1/9/2010
Who named their kid Londyn? I guarantee if she comes here, the Londoners will laugh their arses off when they hear it, and even more when they see it on paper. If you're going to use it, please spell it right!-- Anonymous User 5/3/2010
The name London means fortress of the moon.-- Stackpole7 5/26/2010
London is not a name. It sounds tacky and would look ridiculous in England. Elsewhere, London would just look snobbish.-- bananarama 1/10/2011
I see people pushing incredibly hard for "London" to be seen as a legit 'place name,' because "So many others are accepted!" Fact of the matter is, many 'place names' are named after people, keep in mind. And comparing use from a large, world-known city (or country) to a rarely heard-of, small population is not a fair, balanced example.
If you name a child "Tyson" will you automatically think of Tyson's Corners in Virginia? Of course not-- simply people familiar with the area. Let us take out "New York" for size... will it be recognized because of the city? Unavoidable! "London" and "Paris" frontline the cheap, tacky, near "kre8tiv," pompous, pretentious, unprofessional, uneducated, unintelligent, childish, and need I say it..? --ugly parade.
The additions or misspellings immediately make it even more of an atrocity... Londonna, Parisa, etc... they have no meaning, "kre8tiv" and are bordering "ghetto."
I certainly would not trust my life to a London Goodwell in surgery, nor would I trust a court case to a Londonna Jameson.-- Francesca 5/25/2011
A famous bearer of the name was London Tipton, character from the hit TV Shows: The Suite Life of Zack and Cody; and The Suite Life on Deck. Both series lasted together for six years, immortalizing the name.-- theadiragram 7/10/2011
Sorry, but I don't know how you can spell it Londyn. It's LONDON. Now, I don't see why London shouldn't be a name as it sounds like Landon. I mean, Paris is a name. But I don't see the appeal of Londyn, or Londonna, which is even worse!
That said, I think this is a nice unisex name with a lot of potential. It seems to be more feminine, but I think it works on boys and girls.-- ListenToAsuka 10/15/2011
I know a guy whose name is 'Londonn'. Every substitute teacher we get assumes he's a girl when they read his name off roll.-- Anonymous User 10/30/2011
London Fletcher, NFL football player.-- Anonymous User 12/11/2011
London is a city in Ontario with a population of over 350,000.
It was named for London, England, and was originally intended to be the capital of Upper Canada, however York (now Toronto) was later chosen.-- Anonymous User 1/26/2012
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