Holdon

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Holden is my favorite boy's name. i just saw it spelled Holdon in an article i was reading. WDYT?

ETA: i like the suggested meaning of "hold on," but i'm not sold on the spelling.

Comments

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Holden is near the top of the list for me too, but that just makes me cringe. I definitely see 'hold on' first, but maybe that's just power of suggestion...?

Either way, the name should stay -en, definitely.

[livedream.livejournal.com]

I def. think that Holden is the better way to spell it. ♥

[http://users.livejournal.com/_toasterhead/]

good point about the power of suggestion, maybe i should take it out. XD

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

I like Holden a lot, despite a really random bad association (nothing to do with Caufield, I've never actually read that book!), but Holdon looks wrong to me, like it should be said whole-don or something.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

I really don't like it. I love Holden, but Holdon just seems weird, and it doesn't look right at all.

[cinderlily.livejournal.com]

I used to work with a little kid named Holden, and to be honest he ruined me that name forever. I think it is great, but I hear it and flinch!

I agree about Hold On, but I always thought Holden sounded as if someone who had a Southern Accent saying "Holding".

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Same here... I can't objectively judge the name, because I had a horrible teacher whose last name was Holden, and knew a really bratty little kid whose name was Holden. As much as I love Catcher in the Rye, when I hear the name, all I can think of is those two people.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_toasterhead/]

that's too bad. i really love the name because of Holden Caufield. ♥ hopefully no one ruins it for me!

[politicking.livejournal.com]

i prefer Holden over Holdon... i guess because i love the name Holden from the book, so i would spell it that way to honor that. if i just liked the name, though, i might be open to different spellings.

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

ditto. :)

[jordle.livejournal.com]

Ew Holdon is a horrible spelling. When I see it I want to say Hold on, not Holden.

I'm not a huge fan of the name anyway but I'd only ever spell it Holden.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Holden' on is close enough :P

[bluekoala.livejournal.com]

yeah, Holden Caulfield is one of my favorite literary characters ever

[http://users.livejournal.com/_toasterhead/]

LOL.

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

Don't stop believin'! Holdon to the feelin'! :]

[ugottafriend.livejournal.com]

Ok I definitely see "hold on". Ick.

[minga13.livejournal.com]

Holden to me reminds me of the car. I don't like it.