If I liked Cohen...

[spnfan]

DH and I settled on Cohen for our DS - due in Spring - I had fallen in love with the name but I googled it and I couldn't go ahead with the name knowing it could be offensive in the Jewish community.

So we are back to square one and we're both absolutely stuck for ideas now.

What should we call our boy instead?

Lenny would be really sweet for a baby too

Or Leo?

I teach a Cowan which is pronounced Cohen. I think it’s Gaelic.

Dylan?

I have a friend who's little boy is Cohen.... although I didn't know the history of the name I've always thought it a bit weird to call your child something is very much linked to a faith. And Cohen is a very Jewish name. A bit like calling your child Mohammed.
Now I know the history/back story of Cohen I think it's even weirder. And ignorant.

< dons flameproof suit >

I have a Cohen. I loved the name and it wasn’t until a bit later I found out that it could be offensive. I wavered majorly and we agreed we would likely call him by the middle name we had chosen instead, but then when we nearly lost him I just couldn’t.

My heart was attached to the name I had spent weeks thinking I would calling him and so we went ahead knowing we could swap the names If regret set in.

We haven’t - and as yet no one has been outwardly offended and I haven’t detected any eye rolls < not to say there haven’t been any I may of missed >

I’m Jewish and although I personally wouldn’t take any offence, I know a lot of my older family would be horrified!

(I have a Leonard (Lenny) - it’s an amazing name. Get lots of positive comments)