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Pigeon doesn't really sound like a first name, more like an alias or surname. I'd choose Raven, Robin or even Wolf instead.

Pigeons are a beautiful part of nature as well. This being said, I’m not a fan of it as a name. I will give it that it’s a unique name. I admire that aspect about it; it’s different.

I really don't get the appeal of this name, or even as a nickname. Pigeons are gross. A pigeon is also slang for the target of a scam.

More pigeons have won medals for gallantry in war time than any other animal. That said, it's a crap name for a person, although I, too, have heard it used as a nn, something that seem cruel when you consider the slang meaning is not complimentary.

I love pigeons. They are perhaps my favorite bird, and I love all birds. But I don't think it makes a good name. I guess there's someone out there who loves pigeons even more than I do.

At best, it's a babyish-sounding nn like Pumpkin or Ladybug.
At worst, well, it calls the bird to mind. Yes, I know, doves are the same as pigeons, but doves get much better PR. Pigeons have the reputation of being dirty, messy nuisances. Flying rats, I believe is the usual term. (I don't find them as nasty as seagulls though. God, I hate seagulls.)

Oh god. This again, lol.

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Pigeon isn’t that bad in sound and theory but pigeons aren’t the best birds. Give me Robin, Lark, Jay, or Wren and maybe even Nightingale but I don’t see why Pigeon. Maybe for a pet.