My grandfathers name was Condon and I love it, It’s such a stronge rugged name, but everyone tell me he will be teased! Condoms! What do you all think?? We would call him [name]Con[/name] for short…some middle names
Whoa. I thought I was reading a typo of condom, for sure! I wouldn’t touch that name, honestly. Regarding “con,” I only think of the word “con” and its many meanings, none of which are positive. If you’d like to use [name]Con[/name], what about [name]Conrad[/name] or [name]Connor[/name] instead of Condon?
For me, Conland honestly has that “invented” feel, and instantly made me think of a land of cons/convicts; a slang for prison, so to speak. Between Condon and Conland, I’d definitely go with Conland though!
I also want to suggest sticking the [name]Con[/name] at the end of the name, where you’ll still be able to use it as a nickname:
[name]Deacon[/name]
[name]Beacon[/name] (Although that’s pretty close to Bacon!)
[name]Lincoln[/name] (still pronounced as [name]Con[/name])
[name]Macon[/name]
Use it as a middle name, and maybe pick a different relative to honor with the first name. That kid is going to get teased. I also agree with the other poster about using “[name]Con[/name]” as a nn…very negative associations. I’m sorry