Colin or Martin

[ex-yzzzma459.livejournal.com]

Which name do you like better, Colin or Martin?
We live in the midwest (I don't know if that matters).

Comments

[love-in-war.livejournal.com]

Colin- cute name

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Colin. Colin Creevey from Harry Potter!
Martin makes me think of an old man.

[imyourrapunzel.livejournal.com]

Colin

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

Colin all the way

[yelya.livejournal.com]

You have any third choice? :)

[sherball.livejournal.com]

Colin.. 100%

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Martin.

Colin sounds wimpy. And I think Martin is less popular.

[yukonsally]

That made me smile, I know a Collin Martin.

I like Colin better, though with two Ls.

[dosequisgirl.livejournal.com]

Colin

[alluminor.livejournal.com]

I like both, but Colin better.

[turabiannights.livejournal.com]

Martin 1000%. Colin is far more popular, and overused for its merit, IMO.

[oh-snitch.livejournal.com]

I love both, actually. But if I HAD to choose...Martin.

[olisko.livejournal.com]

I have a bad association with Martin - here in Ohio Martys are middle-age borish kind of guys...

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

I like both a lot.

Martin is probably a bit more cutting edge, and will get a lot of people (non namers especially) turning up their noses at it as an ugly old man name. But it's one of the names I predict will be chart climbing within a few years. Use it now and I think you'd be ahead of trends.

Colin is nice and would probably get a mostly positive response. It's a good name that isn't too common, but is still easily recognized by most people.

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

Martin. In the UK, Colin is the old man's name; Martins are nearly all under 40.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Colin

[xanya.livejournal.com]

I don't mind either. I have a cousin called Martin, but I love Colin Meloy of The Decemberists... I don't know, you have to make them work with a good middle name.

[xcuore.livejournal.com]

Colin^^

[boybychemistry.livejournal.com]

I like them both, but I'd choose Martin!

[scouty.livejournal.com]

colin ^^

[suthnoli.livejournal.com]

Martin

[smileygoldfish.livejournal.com]

I think I like Martin more. But I have a friend who has an almost one-year-old named Martin and I have to admit when I first heard that was his name is sounded like an old name for a baby.

[ladyjp.livejournal.com]

How are you pronouncing Colin? Is is Co-lin (Co as in Co-ed - only example I can think of! As in Collin Powell if that helps) or Caw-lin (Caw to rhyme with 'saw' more like Coll-in). In the UK it's the latter pronounciation which I prefer.

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

Martin, by a landslide.

[space-monkey340.livejournal.com]

Colin

[samolot.livejournal.com]

Martin, for sure.