Colin or Neil?

[Gigi97]

Which name do you prefer? Old fashioned I know, but that’s the style we like. Opinions on these names?

Love both of them. Colin is the Scottish short version of Nicholas. I knew two growing up - one my own age (born 1976) and one the Dad of a friend. One pronounced if Co-lin with the o as in cot and the other as Coe-lin with the o as in boat.
Also knew a few Neil's my own age.
But then 3 of my boys have names int he same sort of time era so I would love them 🤣

I hope your surname is not Cone...

They are both bloody awful for any baby born in 2022. Or in any year post Old Days.
Please don't..

Both absolutely dreadful but Neil if I had to choose one.

Neil is very 70s but I would have had Colin as more popular in the 40s.

Whenever they’re from though I think they’re best left there!

Not uncommon names in my part of Scotland

I prefer Colin

Colin with Cole as nn

Colin if I was forced.

I quite like Colin

Colin is nice if it's a cake. The mini ones especially.
Otherwise you need to be about 70 or so.
Neil is 'the baby', obviously.

Both very last century - and not in a good way.

I think you should choose either of those names, as you obviously like them.. Other peoples views don't matter at all. It's quite ridiculous that some people have a problem with so called old fashioned names, that were more in vogue years ago, this does not matter at all. I have always liked older types of names, as opposed to some odd ball name choices,often mentioned on here.

I think Colin is ready for a comeback and you'll be ahead of the game!

I know quite a few dogs called Colin.
Surely you have other ideas.
Aww wee baby Colin 🙄

Surely there's only one correct answer here? Baby Neil.

I massively dislike both names, Neil is fractionally worse. Both beige/bland. And Niall is exactly the same as Neil imo.

Both really horrible names...fine if you want an older vibe...but definately not these🙄

Ah Colin was my first boyfriend in the early 80's. Neil was a horrible neighbours spoilt kid. So Colin for me I think.

If I met a baby Colin I’d think you were a bit strange for naming your kid after a caterpillar cake. I don’t like either for a baby, it’s not even traditional it’s just dated. Colin maybe marginally better, I do love the cake though so maybe I’m biased.

Both awful, but if pushed Colin pronounced the way Colin Powell pronounced his

Neither, although Colin is the worst of the 2

How about Colm? It's a little nicer than Colin I think.

@DefyingSanity

Surely there's only one correct answer here? Baby Neil.

Neil The Baby surely.

One of my favourite, and also very cool, people is called Neil - most of his school friends are also called Neil.... guess there was a time it was pretty popular :)

I still think Neil is a good name though - short and to the point like many current popular boys' names. So I would go for that, will make a refreshing change and I don't think would be a target for bullies at all.

I don't mind Colin either, but prefer Neil. Or Niall.

Neil, the baby. Only at a push.

Colin is a caterpillar.

Both awful but Neil if you have to have one.

Gun to my head, Colin. It reminds me of lovely Colin from It's a Sin, but not a favourite at all. Col is nice, though.