Thoughts on the name Cole

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Hi, im due my 3rd baby soon and really struggling on a boys name this time. We already have 1 son who has a very traditional name (Henry) which we love, but a lot of other traditional names I like are already taken by friends or family this time around. I've always liked the name Cole (probably from being a huge charmed fan when i was younger) but worry about it being too "out there" so would appreciate your thoughts. My husband is keen on the name Monty but I'm not sure about that either... 😬

I’ve known 2 girl Cole’s and 2 boy Cole’s.
Just reminds me of Old King Cole (but then again, he is a local Ayrshire man).
It’s not a bad name.

Oh and I prefer Cole to Monty.

I like Cole (was also a big charmed fan as a teen lol). I've only ever met one Cole (though I have also met a Kohl) and it was a nn for Nicholas which I also like and would fit in with the more classical style of Henry if you wanted, though I think Henry and Cole are fine

I'm not a fan of Monty

Makes me think of coal, or Coca Cola. Sorry I really don’t like it, and I usually like single syllable names.

I LOVE the name Cole and don't see it as particularly out there. Wouldn't raise many if any eyebrows

Monty is ok

Cole is much better than Monty.

Feels quite American. I don’t hate it.

Not keen on Cole, although I like Cole Porter.
I like Monty but it seems a bit celebrity-inspired.

Love Cole, not keen on Monty.

There is a Cole in my sons class at school he is 14.

I love Cole. Despise Monty

It’s better than Monty, but I’d have Nicholas “Cole” instead

Cole is lovely - a very cool but traditional diminutive for Nicholas (which I'd stick on the BC, even if you dont plan on using it on a day to day basis - Nicholas is more classic, fits better with Henry and gives him more options if he wants when older).

Oh, and I find Monty much more trendy/hipster, athough it's a nice enough name. It also shares too many sounds with Henry for me to work as well for a sibset.

I like it as a shortening for Nicholas, but not so much on its own.

I feel the opposite way about Monty! Only like it on its own and not as a shortening for Montague or Montgomery.

Eesh, totally disagree, don't like Cole at all, I'd think you were naming him after a footballer. But then I don't particularly like Monty either, even though Monty Don is a legend. Sorry OP, I'm no help.

The only one I know spells it Kohl.

I agree with pp that I prefer Nicholas, nn. Cole

Nicholas and Cole as a nickname.

Love Cole!

Old King?! It is a surname . Especially if your own surname is Miner.!

I like Cole as a nn for Nicholas - even if you don’t think you’ll use it I would put that on the birth cert, as Cole is a bit downmarket as a full name (and if I were him I’d feel short changed next to Henry!) Monty is nice as a nn for Montgomery, but Monty and Henry is a bit much as a combo.

I love it and don’t think it’s out there at all

Love the name Cole! I was one of my shortlist names for my son :)

I like it! Reminds me of The Box of Delights

One of my favourites