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Is Robin Rose for a girl ridiculous? How about Riley or Minnie?

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brockleyD · 25/10/2010 10:48

Anybody else thinking potentially of Robin for a girl or Riley? I like Robin Rose and Riley Rose but not 100% in love with them. I also quite like Minnie and Dotty but are those names likely to get picked on?

PS did you know Snowdrop is an actual name!

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ValiumSkeleton · 25/10/2010 11:23

Robin is OK, not with Rose though.

Minnie is slang for a fanny is it not?

Riley is very American. I think Elvis Presley's granddaughter is a Riley. I don't like it.

BridesheadRegardless · 25/10/2010 11:19

I love Robin.

Riley is straying into surmanes a first territory where you'll find the 'chav' word used.

Dorothy is nice with Dotty for short.

Minnie not sufficient unless as a nickname.

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brockleyD · 25/10/2010 11:18

Thank you, I thought Riley was a surname too but found it in my baby name book as girl name?? Worried Robyn sounds a bit american with Y but maybe its more feminine. This name business is not easy, is it!

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juneybean · 25/10/2010 11:04

Depends where you are as I've never heard Minnie as slang for a foof.

My nanas a Minnie and I love it, would definitely consider it :)

stinkypinky · 25/10/2010 11:04

Minnie can be a contraction of Wilhelmina - not twee if a contraction IMO.

I like Robyn, but think Robin and Riley are more boy than girl.

Haliborange · 25/10/2010 11:03

Oh I love Minnie, but I think it needs to be a nickname. I did think about naming my DD2 Marianne with Minnie as a nn.

Robyn I like.
Riley is not a "real" first name as far as I am concerned.

seeker · 25/10/2010 11:02

Robin is OK. Rose is lovely. Rily is a last name. Dotty is short for Dorothy and OK for a nick name but seriously mean for a given name and Minnie is common classroom slang got the female genitals.

RockBat · 25/10/2010 10:58

Robyn is lovely, can't see any problem with Robyn Rose. Riley is a surname and sounds like a surname and Minnie is unspeakably twee. Dorothy/Dotty is nice though.

DramaInPyjamas · 25/10/2010 10:52

Robyn spelled with a 'Y' is much nicer for a girl in my opinion..

Riley is nice, not keen on the others though, sorry!