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Linden

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lilaloves · 09/06/2012 21:09

Linden or Lynden for a boy? Too girly?
As an alternative to Rowan.

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mathanxiety · 11/06/2012 04:01

Lyndon Johnson spelled it with a Y and an O, but I like Linden too. Very nice name and I would consider it definitely a boy's name, probably because of the President, who was definitely quite a macho man.

Unter den Linden is a lovely boulevard in Berlin, named for the trees flanking it.

Daragh is an Irish tree name, referring to the oak tree.

vess · 10/06/2012 23:31

I like it.

PercyFilth · 10/06/2012 23:08

Never heard of Linden (as in the tree) as a name, but have a friend who is married to a Lyndon. He is Welsh and known as Lyn.

marshmallowpies · 10/06/2012 21:16

Strange that most people have experienced Linden as a boys name...have been trying to remember who the (female) Linden was that I knew: she is a Kiwi, perhaps it's more commonly known as a girls name over there.

pinkthechaffinch · 10/06/2012 20:59

Another mum of a Lyndon here!

Mine is 10 and loves his name- he has never been called Lynda, despite my dad's worries and it is a name that is growing on him more as he gets older IYSWIM.

It's a nice 'tree name' too, there are a lot of lime trees round our way, and we like calling them lindens.

TheQueensKnickers · 10/06/2012 20:54

CZJ has a brother named Linden. Definitely a boys name.

JoInScotland · 10/06/2012 20:44

I like your Nature theme, it's nice. I went to school with a family that had opted for "bird names". Raven was in my class - he had jet black hair and brown eyes and it really suited him. Robin was a few years older and sort of blond, very laid back. Heron was tall and gangly and a few years younger than me. They had a sister Wren but she had left school by the time I got to know the boys.

Takver · 10/06/2012 20:25

Maybe its just co-incidence that I know so many 'tree' named males Grin They're a mix of ages (6 up to 40s) and from various different places/backgrounds, so its not just a local thing! I guess though once you start noticing them, you look out for more IYSWIM.

(Rowan, Ash and Ashley are all primary school age, and definitely their given names. I think some of the others - Oakley at least - might be nicknames derived from surnames.)

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lilaloves · 10/06/2012 19:41

Sorry Takver,but I don't know a single male with any of those names so maybe they are just uncommon to me.

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lilaloves · 10/06/2012 19:40

While looking up the name Linden on google in brought up in the search that The singer you mentioned had died a few years ago,really sad.I remember he had a great voice.

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kickingKcurlyC · 10/06/2012 18:23

I think of Lynden David Hall.

Nice name.

Takver · 10/06/2012 16:33

I'd agree it sounds either unisex or more like a boys name. I can think offhand of boys/men I know called:
Willow
Ash
Larch
Rowan
Oakley
Ashley
So nature names are definitely not that uncommon for boys!

tammy234 · 10/06/2012 16:17

Lynden and Linden sound masculine to me.

badtime · 10/06/2012 10:43

I assumed it was for a boy when I saw the thread title, too.

Spink · 10/06/2012 07:46

Like it and thought it was a boys name when I saw the thread title

marshmallowpies · 10/06/2012 07:40

Linden with an I instead of Y I would expect to be a girl (Lindy for short) but if you like it for a boy, go for it!

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lilaloves · 10/06/2012 07:25

That would be Lindam

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cheesesarnie · 09/06/2012 23:15

is it not a stairgate?

prefer rowan.

dubz · 09/06/2012 23:14

Just asked Dh (english) and he says linden/lyndon is definitely a male and we both prefer linden james

dubz · 09/06/2012 23:11

The only Linden I know is a girl (woman) I was at uni with. She's lovely, and hence I think of it as a lovely name. In the same class there was also a Rowan, also female. Also a lovely name. I know quite a few, all female apart from the two famous ones Aitkinson an Williams. I'm in Scotland btw

memphis83 · 09/06/2012 21:59

I have a Lyndon, never had anything but positive comments about it, even strangers who hear me call him comment on it.
Met two men with the name since both called Lyndon/Linden and they both love their name.

mumofjust1 · 09/06/2012 21:56

Absolutely love it!

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lilaloves · 09/06/2012 21:55

What middle name did you go for?
Dh likes Linden James or Linden Joseph

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iknowwho · 09/06/2012 21:50

Linden is the name if ds2. I had people say to me they didn't like it when they first heard it but really like it now.

ReportMeNow · 09/06/2012 21:49

Ah, thanks Mighty.

Boy's nature names:Heath, Asher, Lief, Bay, Roan