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Lynn

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DizziDoll · 16/09/2012 23:22

I have a dd and a ds already. We are dutch speakers and our children have dutch names. It's a pain having to constantly correct spellings though. So this time we are looking for short names that work in both languages.
What do you think of Lynn for a girl? Any other suggestions for short (phonetic) names?

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HiHowAreYou · 20/09/2012 12:25

I like Lin actually. And I really like Noor.

BigFatLegsInWoolyTIghts · 20/09/2012 12:21

Paula reminds me of "Poor" as in Poor You. Never Mind.

YouMayLogOut · 20/09/2012 11:32

Paula is quite nice actually.

DancehallDaze · 20/09/2012 10:43

One that came up on another thread is Paula. Or Paul for a boy. Any good?

BonaDea · 20/09/2012 10:02

OP - I LOVE Lynn, but this could partly be because it is my best friend's name.

I think it is feminine, not too common, but not whacky. It is also timeless.

SilkStalkings · 20/09/2012 09:45

How about Linnet instead? Easy for Dutch folk to say, pretty bird name.

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DizziDoll · 20/09/2012 06:38

Wow. Lots of Different opinions. dance we do have a very long and difficult surname so i'm looking for very short names. I'm not keen on Nina or Tess as they don't go with the other names. I might test the MN water again closer to due date.
In the end it is the child that claims the name and not the other way around Smile

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sashh · 20/09/2012 03:57

I like Lynn(e). Never met a boring one.

DancehallDaze · 19/09/2012 23:55

Oh, and I would disagree that Jean was a 50s name. I was born in the 50s and never met a single Jean of my age. Quite a few of our mothers were named Jean though, so I would place Jean as a 30s name.

DancehallDaze · 19/09/2012 23:54

I agree that Lynn was popular for 50s babies, but I would say Linda was also 50s. There is always a bit of overlap though.

SophySinclair · 19/09/2012 23:44

I like it! My best mate is Lynne, not 50, not a civil servant. I think it is quite elegant.

SwedishEdith · 19/09/2012 23:37

Weeeell, a lot of the Lynns I know 2 of them would definitely have been born in the 50s. Lindas and Lindseys are a 60s and 70s thing.

BigFatLegsInWoolyTIghts · 19/09/2012 23:29

swedish NO no no. Lynn is not a 50s retro name...that would be Jean or Sally....or Fran.

Lynn was massively popular in the 70s and slightly less so in the 60s.

EchoBitch · 19/09/2012 23:18

Nora is Nutty Nora.

A squirrels name.

EchoBitch · 19/09/2012 23:16

I like Lynne,nothing wrong with it.

Hardly Agnes or Gertie or Brenda is it?

More of a middle name imo but still nice.

SwedishEdith · 19/09/2012 23:04

I actually like it. I think you could be ahead of the curve on the return of 50s retro names. And I like it just being Lynn(e) and not a shortening for Linda.

What about Nina or Tina? Both cool short names.

BigFatLegsInWoolyTIghts · 19/09/2012 22:50

Well Nora is more fashionable and yet classic isn't it. Lynn is a bit like Tracy or Nicola. It's what MUM''S are called. Not babies!

Twonker · 19/09/2012 22:10

Lynn or Lynne is lovely. I can't believe people are suggesting that Nora is a better choice than Lynne! Nora= nitty Nora . Lynne=lovely Lynne.

attheendoftheday · 19/09/2012 20:55

I like Lynn, though I see I'm in the minority. Where I live Lynn is another word for waterfall.

DancehallDaze · 19/09/2012 18:42

I thought that, but then realised the OP is after a short name. Perhaps they have a very long surname.

jellybeans · 19/09/2012 18:25

I actually quite like it. Also like Norah. How about Ashlyn or something else with Lynn in? Rosalynn, Carolyn etc.

ecuse · 19/09/2012 13:29

Hmm. My name is Lynne and I've never especially liked or hated it but am a bit gutted now to see that everyone hates it Sad

Not that I'm recommending you choose it for your daughter!

delilah88 · 19/09/2012 13:17

Agree, Lynn is terrible. What about Nina?

MoelFammau · 18/09/2012 00:16

Lindsay? I like Lin very much but am biased due to lovely sister of that name :-)

MoelFammau · 18/09/2012 00:15

Linnhe? As in the Loch?

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