Cohen - opinions?

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Bloody love it.

If he grows up to be a geek with lots of geeky mates, he'd be forever saddled with the association of Discworld character Cohen the Barbarian.

Sounds like a surname to me, and i don't like surnames as first names, myself

I quite like it but... It's a Jewish surname so if you're not Jewish might be a bit odd?

Massive Jewish surname

After Leonard?

Love it.

It's a bit like calling a child Priest or Guru. If it's in tribute to the wonderful Leonard Cohen, then Leo, Leon or Marianne or Suzanne are lovely.

I think of it as a surname

Are you Jewish? If so, I think it is quite cute. If not, it might be a bit unusual - like someone non-Asian calling their child Patel.

No. Unless you are Jewish and even then it would be a bit odd.

Yeah it's a surname

Love it.

I really like it, particularly if it's for Leonard Cohen.

Just FYI:

www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/05/05/the-big-baby-naming-battle.html

If it's for Leonard, I'd just go for Leonard and call him Lenny.

In my DS year group there are two Cohens and I know another but spelt Coen.

Coen is a Dutch name.

Bad choice if you don't feel fond of Jewish ethnicity/culture.

I just think it's a bit flat & boring, but my kids have boring names too, tbf!

Very Jewish.

Very odd if you are not Jewish (and even if you are as it is a surname).

It's a Jewish surname, and kind of inappropriate to us as a first name

*use

^ Yes to what Sophronia said.

Not simply just a Jewish surname either, rather the most important Jewish surname.

Cohen the Barbarian from Terry Pratchett's Discworld.

it's a surname and it means 'priest' in the Jewish faith.
I think it would be really weird to use it, and I am assuming you are not Jewish, so therefore it would be...hang on.....cultural appropriation