Yea or Nay: Kohl

19Jul09

Here’s the idea – now and again I spot a name that I find intriguing.  Often I like them even though I don’t want to like them.  Since they don’t fit anywhere else, I’m going to post them as quickie polls.  Please vote yea or nay!

While watching a re-run of WifeSwap (yes, really), I noticed the three sons of the bodybuilder couple were called Kane, Kohl and Kolin.  

Soooo not my style and yet – I kinda love Kohl.  If you can overlook the reasonably-priced retailer, it conjures up the smoky black of Cleopatra’s eyeliner.  Does that make Kohl that rarity – a masculine color name?  Or is he just a particularly kreeatif spelling of a quite current Nicholas nickname?

Please vote!


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15 Responses to “Yea or Nay: Kohl”  

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  1. 1 Bek on July 20, 2009 said:

    I like Cole, but Kohl just seems like it should belong in the Kardashian clan…

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  2. 2 Laura on July 20, 2009 said:

    If its pronounced how i think I prefer Cole that Kohl.
    Its definatly got something about it though, I’m 60-40 on liking it currently

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  3. 3 Mookie on July 20, 2009 said:

    Considering their other children’s names are just tryndee spellings, I wouldn’t think they chose Kohl for it being a color name. I’m about 99.9% sure they chose that phonetic spelling of Cole to be yoo-neek.

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  4. 4 Tau on July 20, 2009 said:

    If it weren’t for kohlrabi…

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  5. 5 Sebastiane on July 20, 2009 said:

    I just think of a lump of coal, something parents threaten children that santa will bring them if they’ve been naughty.

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  6. 6 photoquilty on July 20, 2009 said:

    It definitely seems like a Kardashian kind of choice. No thanks!

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  7. 7 coolteamblt on July 20, 2009 said:

    I’m with Bek. Cole is okay, but Kohl seems silly to me. Eyeliner is a great accessory and all, but not a naming inspiration to me. And I live a couple miles from a Kohl’s, so to me, it’s like using Macy or Nordstrom.

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    • 8 Allison on July 20, 2009 said:

      I had to laugh despite myself when I read your response: I have a Macy and a Spencer [Gifts], so a third named Kohl would be the equivalent of the retail baby-naming hat trick. Good thing I’m through, ’cause by #6 or 7 little Bonwit Teller would have a tough row to hoe.

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      • 9 Kayt on July 21, 2009 said:

        You know, I really like Spencer. Macy isn’t my style, but it’s way nicer as a name than Kohl! LOL at Bonwit!

  8. 10 Allison on July 20, 2009 said:

    I’m not a fan of “let’s give all the kids names that begin with the same letter,” and it’s completely off-putting when they corrupt the spelling (ie, Khloe, Jinjer) just to make them fit into that pattern. Kohl as a stand alone name? Maybe. As one of three kree8tivly spelled K’s? Gak.

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  9. 11 chaneltara on July 21, 2009 said:

    I actually have a sweet spot for Kohl. It’s cute, but I love Cole. Too bad it sounds horrible with our last name!

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  10. 12 appellationmountain on July 21, 2009 said:

    Interesting … after all nays and a sprinkling of maybes, Kohl picked up a few yeas today …

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  11. 13 Emmy Jo on July 21, 2009 said:

    For a boys’ name, I don’t think I’m a fan. It either feels like a silly respelling of the already trendy Cole (which I don’t like) or a very cool name with ties to eyeliner (which I do like) … but I’m not sure makeup is the best inspiration for a boys’ name.

    I might be able to go for it as a GIRLS’ middle name. Elizabeth Kohl, perhaps? Cecilia Kohl? Rosalyn Kohl?

    It makes me think of this product by my favorite UK make-up company:
    https://www.bnevertoobusytobebeautiful.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=810&category_id=589&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=42

    I think I’m going to enjoy your polls!

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  12. 15 Panya on July 27, 2009 said:

    Kohl is totally legit as a given name IMO. It’s been a Germanic surname for quite some time.

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