Collier?

[IncognitoBenito]

What do you think of Collier for a boy? Too much like Cauliflower?

As your child's future occupation? I don't think it's particularly safe, so I'd probably steer them elsewhere 🤷‍♀️

My first thought was 'collar'

Then Collier Row in outer London

Colliers Wood, Collie dog. It's not good.

Ha, me too! Suspect nobody under 50 would have a clue.

I like less traditional names but I don't like it I'm afraid. I also first thought of collie dog.

Where I live everything is Collier this and Collier that. Pubs, parks, schools, streets. To me it's a downtrodden name.

Miner?

No

I prefer Farrier, Peddler or Scribe

How about Sargeant, Constable, Draper or Butler?

Sorry, I wouldn't call a child that. I know a couple of families with that as a surname. If you're looking for a name that describes an old occupation then maybe Cooper would work? (I don't like that one either but I know a lovely Cooper)

I'm doing my family tree on ancestry at the moment and one side of the family is from the mining community. Lots and lots of them were colliers. Some horrific causes of deaths are recorded.
It's not a name, it's a job. A dangerous one at that.

I think it would be quite disrespectful to use this as a trendy name.

Lots of my family were colliers too. I also remember Norman Collier, if someone's voice gets unclear we might say they have gone a bit Norman Collier.

Fine as a surname. Dreadful as a firstname.

Oh dear- no, just no!

What on earth?
No just no

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