Newly discovered family name, usable?

Boy Names
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Hiya!
My father and I were cleaning up the garage a few days ago, and we came across some newspaper clippings from quite a while back. On it were names of all our ancestors on his side (obituaries my gran kept). [name]One[/name] of them looks like a family name that is passed on to first born boys.
The name is Colwell (it was a surname way back in the family tree, and has been used on 4 family members as middle names) It skipped my father as his mother didnt want her kids to have MN.
I just wanted to know if the name Colwell would be frowned upon in this modern age (as a MN)?

Here is a bit of what Colwell means: English: habitational name from places in Northumberland and [name]Devon[/name] named Colwell. The former is named with Old English col ‘(char)coal’ or col ‘cool’ + well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’; the latter has as the first element a Celtic river name, Coly, apparently meaning ‘narrow’.

Note: I am not expecting/nor am i even thinking of babies, i am just curious about your opinions :slight_smile:

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I love family names, and Colwell is strong and interesting, and you get the excellent nn [name]Cole[/name]. On the same subject, I recently discovered Levicy very far back in the family tree as a surname/girls’ name. Thoughts?

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I actually don’t mind it, and would probably easily warm up to it with little effort.
It is a combination of familiar sounds, and accessible nicknames, could definitely work.

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Awesome, positive feedback is always great lol
@rkrd: I love the nick name Cole too :slight_smile: Levicy is a very unusual name! i think it could work as a middle for a girl.

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My first instinct was not as the first name, but then [name]Maxwell[/name] is a first name so why not? I like it more for a middle, but it could be either! Definitely one to keep on the list.

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It works as a middle name. [name]Jonty[/name] Colwell and [name]Xavier[/name] Colwell are awesome.

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@emilyva: No i definitely wouldnt use it as a first name, middle name only :slight_smile:
@scarletrune: Hey they do sound quite handsome! thanks :slight_smile:

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All my family have family names as middle names, so I think it would be lovely to continue the tradition (if you wanted to)

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I do want to. It was actually my mother who suggested it to me and my sister, and i thought it was a brilliant idea :slight_smile:

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Definitely usable, especially in the middle spot. It’s pronounced “cole-well,” right?

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Yup thats how it is pronounced :slight_smile:

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I think it could definitely be used as a middle name!

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I like it. I like it a lot. Colwell. It’s quite nice. It’s certainly unique, but it still has a very classic look and feel to it.

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[name]Glad[/name] it wouldn’t be frowned upon much! :slight_smile: