Comments for the name Prince

The famous musician Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson) bears this name.

This is the name that my Mother has given to her precious and adored Mini-Van. When ever "he" does something good (e.g- turns smoothly, brakes softly, etc.), my Mum emits encouraging, fond comments in his favor, always reminding us of "what a good car Prince is".

I myself, now that the only exposure I have to this name is my Mum's car, would never use it for a child, but perhaps would for a cat or dog. I don't think that it'd be a very good name for a real kid, as it's a title, not really a name, in my opinion.

Naming your children "Prince" and "Princess" is just setting them up for teasing. Frankly, titles as names just sound silly to me (and that includes "Rex", which sounds too much like a dog's name). Use them as nicknames and give them a more practical name instead.

Sounds like a gay man's nickname. I don't mean it to sound mean and/or biased.

I'm not sure about the "gay man's nickname" bit (I'm a gay male myself and have not heard any of the boys using it), but even for a dog, "Prince" sounds silly.

Both of Michael Jackson's sons are named Prince. Although the younger one is known as "Blanket."

I like it, probably because of a project to benefit kids who are starving in Zimbabwe. Each homeroom had a cup where kids could put in money. On the cups there were a picture of the kid and his/her name. In one room, the kid's name was Prince. Therefore, I like this name, though I probably wouldn't name my kid this, I still think it's a nice name. :-)

I think that this is a name best suited for the family pet.

It's a title, for crying out loud. The singer may have been able to pull it off, but I have my doubts about how well it's going to suit regular boys. The name itself seems to suggest it's a title for young men, and it's thus probably going to sound quite child-like on men past the age of 30. It's just too weird.

This makes a good name for a dog not a kid.

I'd say, it's good for a child's name yet I think it would be fabulous for a loyal dog, say, a brown lab that follows you when you call him, that comforts you when you feel upset. I think Prince is a good name for a dog (most likely a brown lab).

A little boy named Prince will think he really is a Prince. Please save yourself some terrible pain and pick something else!

The main villain in Samuel R. Delany's "Nova" is Prince Red, along with his sister Ruby. Prince is his first name, not a title, but the Reds own an enormous space travel company known as "Red-shift ltd".

A good name for a boy would be Princeton. I like that name a lot, and I made it up.

I was recently running a petition for women in the Congo. One guy signed it, and his friends said "Your name is really Prince?" He responded, "You think I just call myself that?" Yearbook comes out a few days later and what do you know, he wasn't kidding.

The moral of the story? Don't name your son Prince. It's embarrassing, and no one will take him seriously.

I think the name Prince is so cool! Cool is written all over it! If I was a boy I might want to be called this!

I am really pleased that it is illegal to use this name where I live. It's ridiculous.

Just because Michael Jackson named both of his sons Prince, and there's a musician called Prince, it doesn't mean this name is usable. This would be a terrible name to give to a son.

Seriously, no one is ever going to hire a grown man named Prince. Anyone who saddles their poor son with this name clearly has zero aspirations for their future. Be kind to your children and give them actual names instead of titles. Names like these do not make anyone look upper class, in fact, they do the exact opposite.

I wouldn't even give my dog this name, much less my son. Why would you give this kind of name to your child? He is almost guaranteed to get picked on for it. Steer clear!

If you actually look at the name and clear your mind of royal associations (some of which are not good) the name itself looks kind of strange. Works best as a nickname, I think. Besides, what if he marries a royal princess? He'll be Prince Prince.
(Actually, that'd be quite a cool name for royalty. I take it back. Just give that some thought. The odds of Prince marrying a princess are not impossible.)

Is this seriously what we've come to for "names" these days?! I met a horse named Prince! Not a freakin' kid.

It's not a terrible name.

People commenting here must be white.

Prince is a common name between African-Americans since the slavery time. In fact it was more common a hundred years ago than its now.

My 60-something yo neighbor is named Prince.

Prince as a given name has been around for as long as the U.S. government began tracking naming trends. Not only does this name date back to at least the late 19th century, but it was also surprisingly popular on a relative basis.

Not only that, but the height of Prince’s usage as a name was at the turn of the 20th century over 100 years ago.

http://www.ohbabynames.com/meaning/name/prince/1877#.UTtpg_dJZls