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Quinn or Dolly

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Bostonbullsmumma · 23/01/2017 09:03

I appreciate they are very different sounding names- What are people's opinions? Quinn potentially for a boy or girl.

Thanks

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Batteriesallgone · 23/01/2017 20:40

Quim is slang for vagina. Or vulva. Not sure on the specifics but certainly the female downstairs area Grin

QuinnPerkins · 23/01/2017 20:15

What on earth does quim mean? Confused This isn't a term I'm familiar with. Take it it's sex related, so I won't Google!

ladydreamer11 · 23/01/2017 19:53

Quinn can be quite rude sounding in English it sounds like a very rude naughty word, that's the reason I wouldn't use it

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Bostonbullsmumma · 23/01/2017 14:48

Back to the drawing board.... thanks all

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Blossomdeary · 23/01/2017 14:26

Quinn is skating on the brink of quim I feel.

Batteriesallgone · 23/01/2017 14:26

Avoid Quim. Think of the handwriting as said above.

Dorothy / Dorothea are lovely

Puremince · 23/01/2017 14:24

Quinn is ok when it's typed, but has to be handwritten very carefully to avoid looking like Quim.

Sophronia · 23/01/2017 14:19

Neither

MoreThanUs · 23/01/2017 12:44

Quinn for a girl is brilliant. Dolly is beyond horrendous.

NameChange30 · 23/01/2017 12:42

Not Dolly! My first association is with a doll (women and girls get objectified enough as it is!) and it also makes me think of "dolly bird"... yuk.

I like Quinn for a boy but not a girl.

What other names are on your shortlist?

ArseyTussle · 23/01/2017 12:36

How about Della, nn Dolly?

Quinn is too Quim for me I'm afraid.

Artandco · 23/01/2017 12:34

Dorothea - Dolly nickname is fine, but I think Dolly without a stronger name as adult they might not like

Quinn is a boys name to me, short for Quintin

Pipilangstrumpf · 23/01/2017 12:30

I only know boys named Quinn. It's similar to Finn or Flynn and very masculine sounding imo. Often a nickname for Quentin.

Dolly is cute for a girl but maybe name her Dolores.

1000hobnobs · 23/01/2017 12:09

Confused no OP. Keep searching.

Dolly is awful.

I don't like Quinn either but it's better than Dolly.

Cosmicglitterpug · 23/01/2017 12:08

Neither.

BertrandRussell · 23/01/2017 12:07

Why on earth would you call a strong independent woman "Dolly"?

greeeen · 23/01/2017 12:06

Dolly is great as a nickname, don't like it as a full name.
Like Quinn for either boy or girl.

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MiniMaxi · 23/01/2017 11:30

Dolly short for Dolores perhaps?

I like Quinn, for a boy. Also Finn and Flynn.

Twistmeandturnme · 23/01/2017 11:11

Dolly is a diminutive of Dorothy, so you could use Dolly and register as Dorothy and then she'll have the choice of Dolly, Dot, Dottie, Dory, Dorothy etc as she gets older.

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Bostonbullsmumma · 23/01/2017 11:08

That was my concern about Dolly- I can imagine it on a baby and toddler but not so much a teenager! Good to hear people's views. thank you all.

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Pluto30 · 23/01/2017 10:53

Dolly is truly awful.

Quinn is lovely but is feminine, IMO. I went to school with a female Quinn, there was a female Quinn on One Tree Hill, and of course there is Harley Quinn. I wouldn't be surprised if it surges up in popularity over the next two years or so.

chipsnmayo · 23/01/2017 10:31

Quinn is a great name for either sex.

Dolly is terrible, makes me think of Dolly Parton and is far too cutesy for my liking.

MrsMarigold · 23/01/2017 10:26

How about Dolores (nn Dolly)?

llangennith · 23/01/2017 10:23

Would any girl over the age of 5 want to be called Dolly?
Not keen on Quinn and definitely not for a girl.