London? a boys name?

[Anonymous]

Looking for initial reactions to the name London for a boy? I know its a unisex name but does it lean one way more than the other? We were thinking of the name London Adrian..(A-dree-An)

[Anonymous]

I like it.

[Anonymous]

I don't dislike it, but I'm not sure it'll go for the long haul. Constantly having to deal with silly comments or having to say "like the city" could get annoying for the kid/teenager/adult.

[Anonymous]

I kind of love it, but I don't like it with the middle named you picked. I would choose a shorter middle name.

[Anonymous]

I know a 4 year old boy named London. TBH, I think it's a terrible name.

[Anonymous]

No. Awful.

[Anonymous]

I think girl when I hear it. But I'm not sure why.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know a 4 year old boy named London. TBH, I think it's a terrible name.

And I know a 2-year-old girl named London.
Equally terrible.

[Anonymous]

I think Adrian is really nice!

BTW, London is now #94 for girls, more popular than Lydia, Kaitlyn, Violet, Angelina, Paige, Ruby, Piper, and Mary. So it's rather feminine.

By contrast, London is #561 for boys, behind Alvin, Boston, and Nelson but still more popular than Rhett, Jermaine, and Roy.

[Anonymous]

OP-here...I have to be honest. I dont LOVE it either but I thought it was all in my head.

[Anonymous]

At least choose a masculine sounding middle name. But if you're trying to be gender-ambiguous, then it's perfect.

[Anonymous]

Maybe you should go more specific, like Croydon, Balham, or Wapping?

[Anonymous]

I know a London. She is female, in her 30s and still gets annoyed by all the "I live the city" comments about her name.

Adrian(ne) is also a boy's and girl's name. Without seeing it written, I'd probably guess female if I heard your two names together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know a London. She is female, in her 30s and still gets annoyed by all the "I live the city" comments about her name.

Adrian(ne) is also a boy's and girl's name. Without seeing it written, I'd probably guess female if I heard your two names together.

Hadnt thought of that..thanks for the perspective.

Back to the drawing board it is...oh dear!

[Anonymous]

Well, there is London Fletcher -- the popular Redskins player.


But what would be most awesome would be if his middle name could be Paris, and last name Underpants. Can you manage that?