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Names ending '-in'

71 replies

EddieIzzardIsOrange · 18/11/2012 16:07

DP has decided he likes Robyn/Robin for upcoming DC...I'm not too sure.
I suggested Erin and he claimed 'it wasnt bad' (high praise from my DP!)
So it seems the names we're going towards end in '-in'
Anyone got any others they can think of?

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KatoPotato · 19/11/2012 13:17

I have a Robin (Boy)

Best name ever for the best boy ever

zingally · 19/11/2012 12:53

I know a Mostyn (it's Welsh & male). Could easily become Mostin, but I think it loses a bit of it's charm.

Hedwig3 · 18/11/2012 21:07

Love Robin.

Kevin
Kaelin
Elin

timeforathink · 18/11/2012 19:36

Corin . Rubin, Corbin,

VictorAndBarry · 18/11/2012 19:33

mirrin

Caelin

KittiesInsane · 18/11/2012 18:05

Tamsin
Cathryn (choose your favourite spelling)

ummmm...

Hell-in, off the Archers?

thegreylady · 18/11/2012 18:01

Jasmine
Carolyn
Tobin
Imogen
Hollin

Alisvolatpropiis · 18/11/2012 17:52

Lol! I know what you mean about names sounding infinitely more lovely when in their original/correct forms.

I feel the same about a lot of Welsh names. Dylan being said as Dill-un makes me sigh. A lot.

AThingInYourLife · 18/11/2012 17:22

Yes, Alis, I think so.

Caitlín is a very pretty name when pronounced properly in Irish, but in reality it turns to Cotchleen,which is about as ugly a name as it is possible to imagine.

ScatterChasse · 18/11/2012 17:19

Crispin? (my DSis has an incredibly good looking friend called this Grin)

I like Robin for a boy, but not a huge fan of it as a girls' name.

5madthings · 18/11/2012 17:18

Robyn was on our list for dd, she us a Merryn :) which is obviously a fabulous name! Grin

Alisvolatpropiis · 18/11/2012 17:13

Quinn maybe OP?

I don't like Caitlin pronounced either way. Is the Irish pronounciation of the name where Kathleen originated from,while we're talking about Anglicised pronounciations athing?

How does Caitlin Moran say her name?

TidyDancer · 18/11/2012 16:37

It's not an ugly pronounciation either! How rude.

It's prettier IMO.

AThingInYourLife · 18/11/2012 16:36

Well it's wrong in that it's an (ugly) English phonetic pronunciation of an Irish name.

It's like calling your child Niamh and pronouncing it Nyam.

Notquite · 18/11/2012 16:36

I like Robin for either sex.

Kevin/Kelvin/Calvin if you want to go retro.

GoldPlatedNineDoors · 18/11/2012 16:31

I love Robyn for a girl but dislike Robin for a boy.

I know someone who has a Robyn and a Robert Hmm brother and sister!

lifeintheolddogyet · 18/11/2012 16:31

Fwiw I love Robyn/Robin. That'd be my name of choice for DC3.

lifeintheolddogyet · 18/11/2012 16:30

Corin (boy, obvs)
Corinne

Oren (pronounced Orin)

TidyDancer · 18/11/2012 16:29

AThing - as I understand it, that is the Irish pronounciation? Kate-Lyn is not wrong, the two pronounciations are just different.

MyCatsRule · 18/11/2012 16:27

Kevin

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EddieIzzardIsOrange · 18/11/2012 16:26

I do like Merryn, will add that to the list, thanks

What do people think o Robyn/Robin? I'm still unconvinced but DP loves it!

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exexpat · 18/11/2012 16:25

Catrin
Iain
Elin
Marvin (everything else seems to be having a comeback, so why not Marvin?)

AThingInYourLife · 18/11/2012 16:25

Caitlín is properly pronounced Cotchleen.

It is commonly mispronounced as Kate-Lynn.

HappyHippyChick · 18/11/2012 16:24

Gethin

TidyDancer · 18/11/2012 16:23

Caitlin is pronounced Kate-Lyn, unless you're Caitlin Moran and even she admits she pronounces it wrong!

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