Lynn for our son's middle name?

[Reddies2012]

What do you think? We will only be having one child. It was my mum's name. It's unisex, but obviously known as a female name. First name will be Tobias (Toby).

Tobias Lynn?

Will it be okay?

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

Reddies, whilst I think the sentiment is very lovely, I just think of Lynn as wholly, a feminine name.
Might I suggest Glynn.

[Fruitcocktail6]

Please don't

[Dolwar]

I don't think it is unisex sorry. Never met a bloke called Lynn. It's a nice sentiment but do you really need to give your son a girls' name in order to remember her?

I like Tobias though.

[DirtyDancing]

Oh no don't give you son a female middle name

[caffelatte100]

Don't like it for a boy, sorry. Never heard of it for a boy before either.

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

No.

[Suttina]

Lindsay is a Scottish boys name, Lynn written like that looks very feminine, I would go with Lin?

[GeorgeTheHamster]

I don't think it's unisex

[Greenfingeredfun]

I agree with PP. Tobias Glynn is a fantastic name xx

[Greenfingeredfun]

Or Tobias Flynn

[BendingSpoons]

You could use Lyndon (or spelling variants) if you were worried?

[CouchSwede]

What about her maiden name as a middle name? Might that be an option? (Now you're going to say it's Jane or Piper or something, aren't you!)

Lynn is a surname too, so in theory it should be fine, but people are funny about giving boys traditionally female names.

[Reddies2012]

Oh, I fully admit that it has become a female name, but it was once unisex

[littledinaco]

I've never heard of it as unisex. It sounds very feminine, I wouldn't use it for a boy, sorry.
Could you find a first name you like that's starts with L? Did your mum have any middle names that you could use the male version of? Your mum's maiden name/surname as middle name?

[Reddies2012]

Traditionally it's male, before the 20th century, it was mainly used for boys. I'm not saying it should be treated as a unisex name, but it isn't just a female name.

I guess it's a no though, thank you.

[strawberrypenguin]

Sounds very feminine to me I've never heard of it as a boys name. I like PP's suggestions on Flynn or Glynn instead

[FourToTheFloor]

Lin is the male version.I'd probably go lindsay or her maiden name? Or did she have a favourite boy's name? My dm loved Glynn actually!

[Danglybits]

I knew a male Lyn (just one N). Think it's Welsh. IIRC he got stick for it as a child.

[Gwenhwyfar]

"I don't think it is unisex sorry. Never met a bloke called Lynn."

It's a man's name in south Wales. I don't think it's as common to use is as a boy's name elsewhere in the UK.

[CouchSwede]

I agree with you Reddies, sorry, my wording was wrong. It was a boys' name. But now it's very much for girls and people are funny about giving girls' names to boys. See also: Vivian, Kelly, Shirley... even Aubrey has headed in that direction in the US.

Sorry :( It's a lovely name, for a boy too, but as a middle name I would think it would most probably embarrass him as a child and he'd not want to tell anyone.

I'd find another connection to her name that you could use, if you can come up with something.

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

Glynn would be nice. Or Flynn which seems more modern. As pp suggest!

[mainlywingingit]

Lynn originates from the work Lake - is there a link to your mother with a lake at all. Else your mums maiden name/ middle name. Really lovely sentiment though

[Gwenhwyfar]

"Lin is the male version."

Lin sounds like a Chinese female to me.

[Greenfingeredfun]

Lynn really is a very feminine name. The last thing you want is him to hate his/your mums name. I wouldn't chance it.

[CornetBlues]

There was a Welsh male long jumper named Lynn Davies a few years back. I think it's ok actually, but i am 50!