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Cooper

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Pinkpoodle44 · 11/05/2024 12:52

What's your opinion?

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IDontKnowMargot · 30/05/2024 15:09

I have a Cooper. Coops for short. I love the name, so does he.

GreatTheCat · 30/05/2024 14:47

Jack is a surname!
I like Cooper, it's not my favourite name but it's middle ground.

SatinHeart · 30/05/2024 14:28

I don't actually mind the surnames as firstnames trend, but tbh there are quite a few nicer ones around including several from @user1492757084's list.

I know two Coopers, both are spaniels.

zingally · 30/05/2024 14:25

It's very "American", that whole "giving a surname as a first name" thing.

It's one of those names that is trendy for a couple of years, and then goes back to being names for dogs and weird Americans.

user1492757084 · 30/05/2024 09:51

It's a nice name for parents to use if they like the surname type names ..
Logan
Harrison
Jackson
Tyler
Wyatt
Bourke
Findlay
Cameron

mimiscards · 30/05/2024 09:35

It sounds nice but the double 'oo' doesn't appeal to me in any name and I'm not sure why.

It also strikes me as a surname but it is definitely not an awful name. If you like it, use it!

Phantasmagorically · 30/05/2024 09:26

No one's getting bullied for being called Cooper. Come on now.

Danioyellow · 30/05/2024 00:40

PickleJelly · 11/05/2024 18:29

I absolutely love the name Cooper! As PP said, a nickname of coop is also lovely.

I have dogs and chickens. Coop for me would be picking up dog shit (poop scoop) or putting away the hens. I know people like to say you can get bullied for any name, but naming a child after a chicken house or picking up dog shit is beyond asking for it

DramaAlpaca · 30/05/2024 00:38

I don't like how it sounds or how it looks written down, so it's a big no from me.

SnowFrogJelly · 30/05/2024 00:38

Awful

MrsSkylerWhite · 30/05/2024 00:36

Puts me in mind of Billy Connolly talking about how arty types at BBC Scotland all had surnames for first names. Crawford, Finlay, Bailey, etc.

Its a surname.

Sushilover14 · 30/05/2024 00:32

Awful. Sorry

ManilowBarry · 30/05/2024 00:31

If he grows up to be a short arse he'll be called Mini Cooper.

NewName24 · 30/05/2024 00:03

Barrel maker ?
Seems an odd thing to call a child.

But I don't like surnames as first names generally.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 29/05/2024 22:56

I don’t think it’s the nicest sounding of the surnames as first names - even though I know a very lovely toddler Cooper! But Imo it’s better than super trendy or dated Jackson, Tyler, Mason etc - just not quite as nice sounding as Wyatt, Sawyer, Clark, Spencer or Sullivan if you want that type of name (which all have more classic literary or film associations - Thomas Wyatt, Tom Sawyer etc).

Actually I suppose there’s classic actor Gary Cooper though and your DS will definitely fit in with all the other boys at school - about a third of the toddlers I meet seem to have surnames as first names!

angelshine123 · 29/05/2024 21:10

Hate it

Skybluepinky · 11/05/2024 19:19

A dogs name.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 11/05/2024 19:15

I love it which is strange because it’s in the Mason and Harrison group of names so I should detest it. I picture a really polite and sweet gentle little boy.

CJ0374 · 11/05/2024 18:34

A cousin abroad has a 10yr old Cooper. I really liked the name, but have to agree that lots of dogs a named in now 😬

PickleJelly · 11/05/2024 18:29

I absolutely love the name Cooper! As PP said, a nickname of coop is also lovely.

Moreteaandchocolate · 11/05/2024 18:14

Sorry I’m not too keen

tongsatdawn · 11/05/2024 17:59

I’m very old and sometimes struggle with “modern” names but I think Coup (phonetically) as a nickname is fabulous.

GCITC · 11/05/2024 17:56

After the wonderous Ben Cooper KC?

I think I'd go with Ben over Cooper.

greglet · 11/05/2024 17:56

I don't mind it, but I quite like American surnamey first names (as long as they're correctly spelled!).

CranfordScones · 11/05/2024 17:54

Honestly, I also thought it's a dog's name.