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Cole by a mile.

Donovan !

Donovan

Cole no question

Cole, unquestionably

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Cole's one of my favorite names.

Cole

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But gosh I love both so much! Both Cole & Donovan I would consider using for a son. But I'm not sure if I should probably use any "Don" names for a personal matter

Cole

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I'm not a big fan of either (not my style), but seeing as Donovan is the (sur)name of a character I loath, Cole's the better option in my opinion.

Donovan.

Cole!

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I really like Cole. I'm sure it comes off as a bit late 90s/early 2000s but that doesn't bother me much. I also like it as a nn for Nicholas.

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Donovan is really associated with the mononym for me. And it's kind of a lame one because, even though know I know I'm generalizing, I tend to chalk him up to Bob Dylan's overeager friend.

Cole

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zappa fan? :)

Both, but likes Donovan most atm.

Cole

Donovan

Donovan

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But only because of Donovan the singer-songwriter.
Cole makes me think of coal which isn't nice.

Donovan.

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It's not a big fave, but Cole just makes me think of coal and Old King Cole.

This message was edited 7/9/2016, 10:26 AM

Donovan m

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I can't choose. I really think they're about the same. I've encountered kids with both names recently, and they're about equally okay. I like Cole because it's easy to say, friendly, namey... I don't like it because it's surnamey and feels like it lacks substance. I like Donovan because it's sorta smooth without being slick, but I don't like it because it is long which makes it brooding and the only real nick is Don. I'm putting Donovan because I personally would choose to use it, as it's more my style than Cole is - not because I truly like it better on other people.