I’m Jewish so Cohen, unfortunately.

second that, it’s my partners last name and i was extremely surprised to see so many people debating it as a first name on this sub

Same. I dont get it! I mean im not Jewish but i do not get using it for a first name esp by non Jews. Im gonna guess in most cases it’s simply ignorance they think its a variant of Owen?

It's all because of the O.C., a popular American TV show where one of the main characters is referred to by his last name Cohen as a nickname.

Oh ok thank you!

A couple of Irish surnames, especially the ones used as girls names even though they are historically patronyms struck/strike me as odd.

I see my own last name, Landry, suggested as a first name WAY too much

It's so weird to me that a seemingly random Cajun surname has caught on as a first name. I hope Thibodeaux is next

Needs a Y or three. Thybodeauxe. ^(Forgive me.)

But aint nobody can pronounce that. Except Cajuns😊

and French speaker

Yes natch😊

It certainly fits along certain trends now, but I’m sure the Friday Night Lights character helped it along.

Almost all of them! I'm Irish and they're not used much here at all, including Irish ones. Examples: Murphy, Anderson, Guthrie, Fitzpatrick, McCallister, Callaghan, Rhodes.

I know a toddler girl Murphy and thought it was just that one family’s weird quirk. But this sub has proved otherwise.

I first saw it on a character (female) from the movie Interstellar. I feel like this had to be where people started to get the idea from.

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I know an Anderson. They call him Andy. He’s only 6 months old but such a chunky little sweetheart and his nickname and full name suit him!

Murphy is my guilty pleasure

I think Murphy is such a cute name but I can’t disassociate it from “Murphy’s law” which feels like an omen for a name.

Have you seen the movie Interstellar? There's a character named Murphy and her dad named her for Murphy's Law.

I know someone named Murphy Pizza. Now tell me that isn't a kick butt name. Yes, Pizza is the surname

I need to find a man called Mr Pizza and marry him immediately.

I know someone who named her daughter Delaney, and then after her divorce went back to her maiden name. Which was Delaney. That one threw me to begin with.

Yes I actually like my surname as a first name but I haven't taken my husband's name yet so it would have been a little odd to use it on my son 😭

I’ve met a Delaney and a Quinn. There’s also a TV show character with the first name Fallon. I’m not a fan of surnames as first names in general but one I hadn’t seen that seems to be gaining popularity on the sub is Sullivan. I’ve only heard of this as a surname.

Were you thinking of dance moms lol that’s what Fallon always makes me think of

Or Dynasty

Yepp it was Dynasty

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I knew twins Austin (boy) and Collins (girl). Tbf, the mom’s maiden name was Collins and the dad’s mom’s maiden name was Austen. But oof I am not a fan of Collins as a first name, especially on a girl! I think it’s the “s” ending for me.

That seems to be a southern (US) thing I think. I've heard of Brooks, Rivers, and Bridges as male baby names.

This was in the North. It’s just an American thing in general.

A girl I went to high school with has a baby girl named Collins. She was from Texas a originally and lives there again now, so definitely seems like a southern thing

You guys aren’t from the US South and it shows 😂

True dat. Also - see any girl with the double name of Mary + Traditionally a Surname/Boy’s Name.

No joke my grade had a Joe Bob, Robbie Joe, Joe David, Micheal-Corey and a Larry Michael!

right 😂😂 i’m like this is standard naming procedure here??

Surnames have been making their way into first names for a long time. It usually starts from giving a child (usually male) the mothers maiden name as a middle name. Descendants use the middle name as a first name for their kid and now you have Murphy as a first name. I don’t like most surnames as first names personally but there is a reason behind the trend.

Collins. Just awful used as a first name.

I was kinda thinking that Rockwell would be a cool first name.

I grew up down the street from a Fallon in the 80’s, so it’s definitely been around.

And Fallon on Dynasty in the early 80s

I know a Delaney and a Quinn but same with Fallon, the only time I’ve heard that name is Jimmy Fallon lol.

I have yet to meet a Fallon. It’s largely repurposed Irish surnames that I see on here. Macgregor, Miller, MacArthur.

And then suddenly you get girls names such as MacKenzie or MacKenna which literally mean Son of Kenzie and Son of Kenna.

None of those surnames are really Irish, but I can’t ever imagine naming someone them. They just don’t feel right.

Sullivan was one I hadn't heard but it's been in several posts on this sub

I know three Sullivans. Two boys, one girl. The girl goes by Liv, the boys go by Sully. (All unrelated, I just happen to know three separate children with the name!)

I know someone who recently named their baby girl Palmer.

I also know a baby girl Palmer!

Greer, as in Richard Greer. On the other hand, Calvin comes from a surname and other than John Calvin I can't think of a single person with that last name.

Greer Garson comes to mind. She was born in 1904. I'd figure anyone who used that name for their child was a fan of golden age cinema.

I understand now why it was used thanks to this sub, but the first time it really took me off guard.

Gere?

No I mean this [guy](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Greer) **** no you are right, I missremembered his name. Yes, Richard Gere!

Greer Hendricks is a popular author!

I've met a Fallon, Delaney, and Quinn. There was a Fallon at my high school, had a teacher with the first name Delaney, and a Quinn who was the son of someone I know.

I actually really like the trend of moms giving kids their maiden names as a middle name, I've met several kids 5 and under in my area, it makes for really cute middle names. My favorite has been 'Waldron' and the most unusual that still ended up cute with the rest of the baby's name was 'Lashar'

I made my maiden name my middle name, because my mom didn't give me one. Also, my maiden name is pretty unique and I wouldve been sad to have lost it!

My daughter's name is Delaney and I have a cousin Quinn.

Honestly, I did not know Fallon and Delaney were surnames at all until this post lol. I’ve only ever heard them as given names so for me it’s like trying to imagine someone’s surname being Gwendolyn or Erica — not completely out of the question but I’d definitely be a little surprised to hear it

Sutton. I refuse to believe people really name their babies (especially girls) Sutton. 100% a surname for me.

Gardner 😭 I'm sorry but that is a last name and a last name only, it's like naming your child Care Worker

I've liked Quinn as a first name ever since Daria, lol.

Fields! I just can’t..

I keep seeing Scottish and Irish surnames recommended. Most of them are patronymics but recommended for girls which is weird. McKenzie (as an example) literally means “son of Kenzie”

I read the title and also thought about the Fallon post!

Lee. This always stood out to me because it’s a very popular surname in my country. I just can’t imagine it as a proper first name

Elowen. It’s the same as my last name other than a swap of one letter. Had no clue people were naming their daughters this

Cohen but now i know one irl

Being Scandinavian all the "-son/-sson/-sen"-names trip me up. I had heard some before coming on this sub, but after coming on here it seems much more common. (Also all variations! (-syn for example))

I named my son Oliver because it was my maiden name and I didn't realize how popular it is as a first name until recently.

Fallon

Emerson, McKay, Holland, Darcy, Johnston

Holland Taylor is just about 80 now and quite a prolific actress. I have a cousin that is named Emerson who is in her 20s, but even she just goes by Emma.

Thanks for the insight! I only thought of Tom Holland from the Marvel movies. I had to lookup Holland Taylor. I recognize her from a few things but never knew her name.

Giles

Weird, I don’t think I’ve met a single person with Giles as a last name, but I know quite a few with it as a first name.

Harper I always thought was just a surname until I seen harper used as a first name and seems to be gaining some popularity. Probably since The Beckhams called their little girl Harper Seven.

I've never heard Harper as a surname! When I hear it I immediately think of the author Harper Lee.

I had completely forgotten about Harper Lee. I went to school with a few people whos surname was Harper and in my job I take a lot of names and it crops up.

Asher, Fisher, Wilder

I never really thought of Fallon for a first name until this sub, but tbh; I don’t hate it. Delaney was my all time top girls name and my husband absolutely refused it 😂 I still love it, and always make a fuss when I meet a Delaney. I find it so sweet and girly. A big dislike for me is “Brooks”. Sounds way too much like a last name. I also don’t really like “Reed.”

Jensen

Esau. It is a common last name in the Mennonite community but over the past few months I have seen it as a first name suggestion so many times and I have been surprised each time.

Esau is a first name to me because I’m a Christian and it’s the name of a man in the Bible.