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Quinn for a girl?

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Scarydinosaurs · 15/04/2016 17:27

I have two girls already, one with a floral name, one with a traditional female Irish name.

Male names for girls aren't normally my thing- but I really like Quinn. I fear my Irish father would be appalled...

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magratsflyawayhair · 15/04/2016 19:02

Makes me think of How I Met Your Mother. I quite like it.

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Scarydinosaurs · 15/04/2016 19:02

To be fair though, flogging you didn't like it in the first place Grin

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Lolly86 · 15/04/2016 19:01

There was a Quinn in the Santa Paws movie...Blush

Floggingmolly · 15/04/2016 18:56

Irish surname... can't decide if it makes it better or worse.

Worse Hmm

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Scarydinosaurs · 15/04/2016 18:53

Bendy so close Grin

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AlleyCatandRastaMouse · 15/04/2016 18:53

Quinn Murphy. Maybe not, even though I love Quinn.

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Scarydinosaurs · 15/04/2016 18:51

I'm going to have to google quim, I have no idea what it is. Am I going to be horrified?

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Scarydinosaurs · 15/04/2016 18:50

Oh blimey- that is very divided!

Does this make a difference- I have a VERY Irish surname. Until this second, I hadn't considered them together...I can't decide if it makes it better or worse...possibly better??

Thanks for all the reactions. I know you can't please everyone, but I certainly don't want to give my (currently imaginary) third daughter a terrible name.

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pollylovespie · 15/04/2016 18:49

Sorry, quim was what I though too. Finn is nice and quirky for a girl?

BendydickCuminsnatch · 15/04/2016 18:48

Really like it. Let's say Lily, Aoife & Quinn... Nice!

expatinscotland · 15/04/2016 18:48

ERm, no, too much like quim.

ReturnoftheWhack · 15/04/2016 18:47

Right. Ok. Hmm

ExplodingCarrots · 15/04/2016 18:35

I have a baby cousin called Quinn. First time I've come across the name for a girl. I quite like it.

SugarDiabetes · 15/04/2016 18:34

Yep to Quinn

Mishaps · 15/04/2016 18:32

Definite thumbs down. It is ghastly.

SellMySoulForSomeSleep · 15/04/2016 18:31

Quinn from Glee. That's how I know it. I quite like it.

Floggingmolly · 15/04/2016 18:29

I hate surnames as Christian names; but if you were to use it at all it shouldn't be for a girl. Awful.

Linus33 · 15/04/2016 18:23

I know it splits opinion but I like it for a girl or boy. Slightly biased though as I have one - DS2 age 11 Grin

mrsschu · 15/04/2016 18:23

Yes ReturnoftheWhack I'd be appalled Grin. It's fine as a (pretty unexciting) surname but awful as a first name, whether you're Irish or not. You think "meh", I think "appalling"!

FurryDogMother · 15/04/2016 18:19

Wasn't it Quinn the Eskimo? Nonetheless, I like it. A lot.

WellTidy · 15/04/2016 18:07

Makes me think of Homeland. RIP Quinn.

SwedishEdith · 15/04/2016 18:05

Quim as well - no way.

AlleyCatandRastaMouse · 15/04/2016 18:03

Mmmmmm Quinn from Homeland [drool]. Also Irish, not sure why that was relevant above, but I like it.

exLtEveDallas · 15/04/2016 17:59

Makes me think of Harley Quinn in the Suicide Squad. I like it.

Quinn for a girl?
ShowOfHands · 15/04/2016 17:56

I think...

Mewling quim
Dr Quinn
Surname

In that order.