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[poohbaby.livejournal.com]

How do you feel about the name Coen?And how would you spell it?

Coen
Cohen
Cowen
Cowyn

other??

Comments

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

Cohen. The other ones look made-up.

[poohbaby.livejournal.com]

Agreed that they look made up-but i actually saw Cowen and Cowyn listed in a baby name book as an "alternate" spelling, which i swhy i listed them here!

[hygher.livejournal.com]

I like it, and I like the Cohen spelling.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

It's really odd for me to see Cohen spelled any other way, I have to say. I guess it's what you do with trendy names, but, you know, like half the people at my temple are named something-or-other Cohen, so. I do like it (Cohen, but only if it's spelled that way) as a first name. It's strong.

[poohbaby.livejournal.com]

I agree...I actually only knew one person named Cohen and his was spelled Coen...it just looked funny to me. But I'm pregnant and due in Sept..I think we're going with Cohen Foster E* as the full name. My husband's middle name is Foster...

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

That's a gorgeous combination! I just love last names as first names for boys.

[lavandersparkle.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry but this is off topic. I HAVE to steal that icon. Can I?

[poohbaby.livejournal.com]

lol sure-i don't mind...afterall, I stole it from somewhere too :)

[erica-alexis.livejournal.com]

I must disapprove of use of Cohen as a first name in any form. While, in a way, it's nice to see surnames that don't come from the United Kingdom being used as first names, it doesn't make Cohen any better.

[calixbat.livejournal.com]

I don't mind it but it most definitely should be spelled Cohen.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

I would spell it Cohen. I have a friend whose last name is Cowan and his family pronounces it Cow-ann. I would under no circumstances give a child a name with the word 'cow' in it.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Actually, they pronounce it more like 'Cow-in'.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

That's true, I know a Cowan that is like COW (moo) uhn.

I think Cohen is a great spelling for it.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

as in - i know people whose last name is Cowan not their first name.

[scouty.livejournal.com]

I like :

Cowen
Cowyn


Cohen looks like a surname to me

[mcmommy.livejournal.com]

Cohen. Definitely Cohen.

[hitzpink.livejournal.com]

Cohen, but I don't like it cause it's a last name.

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

absolutely love it as Cohen

[blush.livejournal.com]

Cohen. Looks pretty ridiculous any other way.

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

hate it. Reminds me too much of the OC, I'm fairly certain that's where everyone got the "great" idea to use this as a first name.

[poohbaby.livejournal.com]

Hmm I'm an american living in Japan so I've never seen the OC! Is it the first name of a character on the show? Thanks.

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

No, there's a character on there called Seth Cohen but his gf calls him Cohen all the time.

[xcuore.livejournal.com]

Coen or Koen is a dutch name which sounds TOTALLY different then Cohen.
the -oe- sound doesnt exsist in English

Cohen looks like a last name to me, but i kindaa like it :)