I am pregnant and my husband is so excited about naming the kid either Colt or Colorado. We don't even know if it is a boy or girl yet, but he just LOVES those two names. Colt sounds like Colt 25 and Colorado is a state. (Even if it is a good state, it is a state.)
Our toddler daughter's name is Cora. So as you can see, I like older traditional/ less frequently used names.
Am I just being stubborn or are "Colt" and "Colorado" as ridiculous as they sound to you as they do to me? Honestly?
i like Colt..but not Colorado..my friend's little brother's name is Colt..another friend named his son Bronco..i think that's cute too..he can be Cole for short too. I think if you don't like the names then you shouldn't be forced into naming your son those..u both need to agree on names.
How about Colton - Colt for short. I also heard Morgan just the other day. He may want a
"C" name - Charlie, Carlos, maybe Conner, Conroy
Debbie Escobar
Hmmm... yeah they're pretty bad, ha ha. they sound kind of like cowboy names!which could be cool , vintage cowboy names, but not those ones. I guess maybe Colt could work out eventually, it depends on your last name too. this is all so subjective of course, the naming thing,up to the family..Colorado seems like a bad idea though. although you could call him 'Rad' or 'Doh'. ha.
I do like Colt, but not Colorado, which, as you said in a state (and a popular river), not a childs name. Colorado means "red" in Spanish btw, as in, chile colorado, a beef dish similar to chile verde, but red instead of green. Kinda strange to me.
I like names like you do, I think - my daughters are Eloise and Teagan. But I love both of your husband's suggestions.
My sister might kill me for sharing this bit, but her eldest son is Colter, after John Colter who discovered Yosemite. He's almost 16 now, and he loves his name.
I like the one mom's suggestion using Colton & Colt as a nick name, it might be a good compromise! Colorado I would put my foot down on & say no way!
I've gotta agree with most everyone. Love Colt, but no way for Colorado! What would you even shorten that to? There's a football player named Colt so maybe that's where your husband heard the name?
I feel your pain! I was also a teacher and I think that profession makes choosing a name incredibly difficult because you end up associating so many of them with specific students (for good or ill). My husband actually wanted to name our daughter Cairo or Providence (what is it with guys and geographical names?). I loved a few names that he hated so it was easier to dismiss some on both sides and settle for one that we both liked (although it wasn't either of our favorites). Luckily, his first suggestion for our son's name was one I loved so we went with it! I don't think Colt or Colorado sound completely ridiculous but they also wouldn't be my kids. My two cents is that if you end up having to go with one of those two, go with Colt. Unless he has a great way to shorten Colorado, it may be a very cumbersome name to say all of the time.
Good Luck!!!!
Someone suggested to me when I was pregnant (my husband and I were having similar issues agreeing on names) to each make a list complete with middle and last names. Post the lists on the refrigerator so you both can see it every day. Once a week, you each get to veto a name on the other's list until you've narrowed it down. It gives you both some control over the other one's crazy ideas :-). And hopefully you can agree on the ending results. Have fun and congrats!
My husband and I agreed on a rule when it comes to naming our children, we call it the CEO rule. One day the kids will grow up and be adults in an adult world and who know they could become a CEO of a big company. So we have said that if we find a name we love and it would be a good strong name for a CEO, (some one you would take serious) then it's good. For example not many people take me seriously when they hear my name Barbie. It's actually Barbara but I have never been called that by anyone. I have even had one lady say that she refused to call me by that because it is a hooker's name! I don't mind. I think those two name you're husband has chosen are cute but remember those cute little kids will become working adults too! Good luck
It's such an important decision...to name a child. Imagine growing up hating your name?!?! I'm expecting and my husband has come up w/ some doozers! We have a rule...we both have to agree. So we veto each other all the time. We make lists and scratch off names. I like what another mom suggested...keep the full name written on the fridge so you see it all the time and make sure you are comfortable with it. I'd advise once you decide keep it quiet until baby is here. It's unbelievable how people will make negative comments on the name you have picked up before baby is born - rude! It will only have you second guessing yourself. You are the parents and you get to name your child!
Best of luck!
Well since you asked..! Im not crazy about the name Colorado at all and am luke warm about the name "Colt." I do like the idea of "Colton" and Colt for short. We have two close friend's that have Colton's, one was planning on him being a "Cole" but when he was born she saw him more as a Colton.
Good Luck!!
Steph B.
LOL!!!...I would say "Colorado" is a great name. It sounds more majestic. I came across a boy with the name Tennessee. Another boy with the name Texas. I was in Kentucky when I came across a family with the boy's name is California and forshortened "Cali" and the girl's name is Virginia. Colt also sounds good but I think Colorado is more historian...Congratulations by the way :)
I like the name COLT.
And to be honest - I didn't even think of beer until I read that part (very funny tho).
I'm not in love with naming a child COLORADO...
I personally find Colorado a strange choice for a name, however lots of people use state and/or city names for their kids.
I know three families who've done this:
A: Kansas and Dakota (boys)
B: Boston, Lincoln and Berkeley (all boys)
C: London, Paris, Sydney (all girls)
I think the world of all three families, the little kids are to die for cute and the older boys (men now) come from a great family.
My caution is that once something like that starts, you kind of have a sterotype attached and people look for you to repeat it.
Good luck with names!
OMG, hilarious! What's with men? My husband came up with some doozies when I was pregnant, too. I mean, it was like he made them up in his head. They were soooo bad. Colt's not bad, Colorado, no way would I go with that one if it were me. If you're sticking with C's, how about Carson, Chase or Chace, Caden, Cameron, Conner, Cooper, Crispin, Chester. Incidentally, Colt means "comes from a dark town." Hmmmmm...
Holy Cow! This is exactly why we, the moms, get to complete the birth certificate in the hospital! :) I tend to agree with the others here, how about Colton - Colt for short. Personally, I like Cole a little better...but it might be a nice negotiating point. And really, does anything more need to be said about Colorado? hahahahaha, best of luck and congratulations on your baby boy to be! PS, I agree with the other mom that said they use the "CEO" factor!
What about Chone (Shaun) like the angles baseball player? I wanted that name for my son, but my husband didn't like it. : (
Good luck.
Sue
LOL yes I think those names are ridiculous. I'm like you, I like the traditional underused names.
You have to both agree, so if you don't like them they are a no-go.
Colt is the better of the two, though it makes me think of a young horse or a firearm, what about Colton? That's a little better and I've heard that a few times recently. Dad can call him Colt if he insists.