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Do you think this works as a name? I've been thinking about it a lot, mainly because I met a girl named this last week but also because it's the name of a female character in a book I'm reading right now. To those of you who live in Britain, would you find it weird?
I think London is kind of nice even though I wouldn't use it. I just fear Londyn, Londynn etc might get more common.
I think London is kind of nice even though I wouldn't use it. I just fear Londyn, Londynn etc might get more common.
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I totally find it weird. Ditto Bristol (lol) and Brixton (rofl!) But it's not as bad as 'Londyn', which is a huge steaming pile of poo.
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I don't mind it, but I also don't love it. It doesn't bother me as a name by any means (truly, there are far more grave name sins) but it's very trendy. I'm pretty neutral regarding place names for personal names. But if the right one came along... :)
I'm sure, for the most part, the spelling is safe because of the city itself, but there will always be the few to substitute the y, add an n. Etc.
I'm sure, for the most part, the spelling is safe because of the city itself, but there will always be the few to substitute the y, add an n. Etc.
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I'm going to London this weekend :)
I don't like it at all for a girl. I mean, I don't exactly love it for a boy, but it is definitely more of a masculine name to me.
I live in Britain but I don't think it would be weird to meet someone called London - there are plenty of other common place names and at least London is a well known and historic city. I find it more strange when people use Brighton as a name!
I don't like it at all for a girl. I mean, I don't exactly love it for a boy, but it is definitely more of a masculine name to me.
I live in Britain but I don't think it would be weird to meet someone called London - there are plenty of other common place names and at least London is a well known and historic city. I find it more strange when people use Brighton as a name!
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I live in England, just outside of London for that point, and yes, yes I would. I just boggle every time someone calls their child London. Even if it's that they like the sound, I'd have to respectfully disagree - it's not the best sounding name out there, and it can't escape sounding like a place name - but I think everyone to their taste. When it's been chosen due to some weird form of Anglophilia, it massively creeps me out - just, hugely creeps me out.
But yes, weird, very weird.
Londyn makes me sad. I think I need to think of it as a seperate name to keep my peace of mind. It's not offensive, but it toes the line. It's a bit like Berlyn or Paryz or whatever... it not only looks like one really can't spell, but it's just snubbing the normal spelling of a place other people live in and identify with just to make a name tryndee-er. And I can't vocalise this very well, but it annoys me.
But yes, weird, very weird.
Londyn makes me sad. I think I need to think of it as a seperate name to keep my peace of mind. It's not offensive, but it toes the line. It's a bit like Berlyn or Paryz or whatever... it not only looks like one really can't spell, but it's just snubbing the normal spelling of a place other people live in and identify with just to make a name tryndee-er. And I can't vocalise this very well, but it annoys me.
This message was edited 5/30/2012, 4:40 PM
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Crap.
I can TOTALLY see Berlyn becoming a thing, and that scares me. o.O
I can TOTALLY see Berlyn becoming a thing, and that scares me. o.O
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What about Bearlyn? The possibilities are endless.
There are people called Chyna and all that running around. Maybe I'm just underestimating the power of the 'y'.
And oh blah, my English is poo in the above comment. I mean, it's my de facto language, and...choosen? Ick, ick and thrice ick. I blame tutoring between languages recently and a lot of caffeine today / this morn, and now I'm tired so I'm not fixing anything. Please forgive :)
There are people called Chyna and all that running around. Maybe I'm just underestimating the power of the 'y'.
And oh blah, my English is poo in the above comment. I mean, it's my de facto language, and...choosen? Ick, ick and thrice ick. I blame tutoring between languages recently and a lot of caffeine today / this morn, and now I'm tired so I'm not fixing anything. Please forgive :)
This message was edited 5/30/2012, 4:43 PM
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It's one of my most favourite places - I'll be there next month for about two days! - but as a word, let alone a name, it looks plump and clumsy. I wouldn't find a human London weird exactly, but I wouldn't gain much respect for the parents either.
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Of all place names and "preppy" names I really like London and would seriously consider using it.
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I don't like it very much on a girl because it reminds me of a sort of preppy celeb type name, kind of like Paris.
The more 'hipster' side of me thinks it would be cool as a boy's middle name, reminiscent of it as a surname as in Jack London. It also has that sound of "could be male but usually used on females for some reason". I could see it with a classic sort of first name... Robert London, Christopher London, Edward London? It's not something I'd ever use, but hey. Could be cool. Or I'm just crazy :P
The more 'hipster' side of me thinks it would be cool as a boy's middle name, reminiscent of it as a surname as in Jack London. It also has that sound of "could be male but usually used on females for some reason". I could see it with a classic sort of first name... Robert London, Christopher London, Edward London? It's not something I'd ever use, but hey. Could be cool. Or I'm just crazy :P
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I live in Britain. I would find it weird on a British child, as no-one here would use it as a name for a person, but I know its used in the U.S so I probably wouldn't find it weird on an American child.
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As a general rule, I like place names as personal names. I just think there are more attractive options than London. My father was born there so I have a sentimental attachment. But I still wouldn't use it. (I live in the U.S., if that matters.)
But if it's spelled correctly I have no problem with others using it. When I tried to find a mn for it once, "London Isabella" immediately popped to mind. I was reading a biography of Isabella of France (French born queen of English Edward II -- she was the one in "Braveheart."). I'm sure that influenced me a lot. I can't decide if the combo "London Isabella" is tragically trendy or acceptably historic.
But if it's spelled correctly I have no problem with others using it. When I tried to find a mn for it once, "London Isabella" immediately popped to mind. I was reading a biography of Isabella of France (French born queen of English Edward II -- she was the one in "Braveheart."). I'm sure that influenced me a lot. I can't decide if the combo "London Isabella" is tragically trendy or acceptably historic.
This message was edited 5/29/2012, 4:05 PM
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It's weird no matter where I would find a girl named this since it's more of a location than a name to me.
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It's too place-y for me, but the right person might be able to pull it off. I've got a pet peeve about people who give their kids random place names, though. I believe that the place should hold some significance for the parents, or else it just sounds silly.
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