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Wren (for a boy?)

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frackley · 15/10/2017 13:26

DD has been watching a TV show that has a male Wren in it, she likes it for DS. What do you think?

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AssassinatedBeauty · 15/10/2017 13:30

It's not to my taste, I don't hate it though. I imagine lots of people will be horrified that a typically girls name might be used for a boy.

People might think it's Ren, as in Ren & Stimpy!

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Blackcatonthesofa · 15/10/2017 13:31

Your DS or her DS? I only know it as a girls name but if it is her baby then it is ger choice.

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SleepingInYourFlowerbed · 15/10/2017 13:31

Pretty Little Liars? I'm not sure I'd use it but I do like it for that character

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Smoliver · 15/10/2017 13:35

I know a couple who named their boy Wren. I quite like it on a boy. I think it's quite unique.

I guess it's a bit of a unisex name like Robin; it could work for either a boy or girl.

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frackley · 15/10/2017 13:36

For my DS, her brother.

Yes, Pretty Little Liars Grin

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daisypond · 15/10/2017 13:37

No. A tiny nondescript brown bird?

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shouldwestayorshouldwego · 15/10/2017 13:41

My sister named me. I hated the name. She also kept reminding me in the superior way only older siblings can. It also felt sad that my parents took time to name her but left the job for naming me to a 3yr old. Much happier with my new name. Buy her a teddy, she names the teddy, you name your son.

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PotteringAlong · 15/10/2017 13:43

No.

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ThatsWotSheSaid · 15/10/2017 13:43

I like it.

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frackley · 15/10/2017 13:43

@shouldwestayorshouldwego buy a 17 year old a teddy? I obviously wouldn't name my son a name she has picked, I have to like it too. Unfortunately, I have no DP, so it's nice to discuss names with her.

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nodogsinthebedroom · 15/10/2017 13:45

AFAIK it's mostly used as a girls name so no, I wouldn't.

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GreyFluffball · 15/10/2017 13:48

I think of it as feminine but that's perhaps because I've only come across girls named Wren.

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Liadain · 15/10/2017 13:50

If I heard it in public I'd think you actually named him after Ren from Footloose.

I don't like it (Wren or Ren!). It's a bit wet tbh.

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shouldwestayorshouldwego · 15/10/2017 13:53

Even worse if she is 17 to be honest. The role of naming a child should be one for the parent not a 17yr old (unless her child) or a bunch of randoms on the internet

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greendale17 · 15/10/2017 13:56

No

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villainousbroodmare · 15/10/2017 14:00

No.

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frackley · 15/10/2017 14:19

@shouldwestayorshouldwego I think you're a little bit too annoyed over this tbh. She's just helping with names. It's such a non issue, get over it.

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 15/10/2017 16:40

I love the name Wren for a girl, but Ren for a boy, as in Lorenzo/Lawrence.
Or how about Rad/Conrad, or Bram ?
I think it's lovely that your daughter is taking an interest in naming her brother.

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FartnissEverbeans · 15/10/2017 17:39

shouldwestay I think you might be projecting a bit

OP, I think it's quite likeable but what if he grows up to be a massive big rugby player type?

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Iamagreyhoundhearmeroar · 15/10/2017 17:41

I don’t like it for either sex particularly, but I’d assume Wren was a girl.
Rotten name for a boy.

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PurpleDaisies · 15/10/2017 17:41

I don't like it at all.

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Inneedofacookeddinner · 15/10/2017 17:51

Why is a sibling coming up with suggestions for her baby brother such an issue? How odd.

I quite like Wren, it's no different from Robin/Robyn IMO

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rosybell · 15/10/2017 17:55

I would def spell it Ren for a boy. I like it- i can imagine it working well for a boy or man. It's quite cool and different. Bit of a Star Wars link too - kylo Ren.

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ErrolTheDragon · 15/10/2017 18:09

I'm not sure how it would work for a teenage boy or man. However, it'd be a very apt nickname for a baby - small but unbelievably loud!Grin

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Jooni · 15/10/2017 18:39

I like Wren, more for a girl but it's fine for a boy too IMO. Why do boys have to have hulking great macho names? It won't stop him being a rugby player if he wants to be.

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