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Lynne

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trueblueari · 20/04/2018 19:55

Opinions on the name Lynne?
Not pregnant, just discussing future baby names with a friend and got a very funny look when I said this one so decided to see what the MN consensus was!

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Popadoodledoo · 21/04/2018 17:50

Don't like it sorry. My nans a lynn. I love her dearly. But she can be a gossip and a total bitch at times. Not many family mrmbers speak to her now because shes a trouble causer.

She also over dramatic. Anything you have,she has.

Lol i love her tho.

TempsPerdu · 21/04/2018 17:45

It’s very dated and not ready for a comeback yet - maybe in a decade or so. I like Linnea and Linnet though (although the latter would probably be confused with Lynette).

AnaChocolatte · 21/04/2018 13:51

Linnea - Lin for short? Then it has a modern Scandinavian chic whilst still being called Lin.

I actually like Lin, it's nice and crisp sounding.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 21/04/2018 11:53

Why would you? It's as bad as Carol, Ann, Jackie.

hopefullhelpful · 21/04/2018 09:32

Both my mum and MIL are Lynns. Smart, lovely capable women who are still very energetic in their 70s.
I think it's time Lynn had a resurgence!

memaymamo · 21/04/2018 09:31

There's a fine line between 'dated' and 'vintage chic'. Lynne is on the wrong side of that line but she'll probably have her moment in 10-20 years or so.

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 21/04/2018 09:17

Maybe Lyn(n) is due a resurgence. It's unfussy.

I heard a young woman calling over her little girl, "Tracy!" the other day; now that seemed retro.

Pasdeprobleme · 21/04/2018 09:10

I know loads of Lynnes, all 60+.
It’s a bit plain but better than a lot of names that are popular on here eg Ivy, Violet, Elsie, Mabel which I don’t like at all.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 21/04/2018 09:07

I do like Valerie, much nicer !

Pemba · 21/04/2018 02:58

There's nothing wrong with it - well slightly short and plain maybe, but it does seem a bit dated at the moment. I am sure it will come around again.

I actually prefer Linda, considered even more dated as it was popular before Lynne was, but objectively a very pretty name (and of course it does mean 'pretty' in Spanish).

LoveInTokyo · 21/04/2018 00:35

Nothing wrong with Lynne but it is very dated.

IVflytrap · 20/04/2018 23:24

Oh I love Valerie! It's definitely due a comeback.

Some of the comments on Lynne as a name have surprised me, fwiw. I would have said it was a fairly innocuous name for most people. Confused

BakedBeans47 · 20/04/2018 23:22

There’s a Lynn in my son’s class, they’re 9. Not a common name at all these days.

I’m not keen I think it’s very dull.

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trueblueari · 20/04/2018 23:21

Wooster I also really like Valerie! Maybe I just have strange taste. DD (4) has an unusual name that my stepmother said sounds "vintage". Hmm.. so maybe Lynne would go well with her name!

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Phase84 · 20/04/2018 23:20

I don't think its that bad. The more i say it the more i think it is pretty. The Lyns i know are lovely.

Stinkbomb · 20/04/2018 23:18

I know a few Lynne/Lynn's and they are all really nice people.
Name association, if it's not related to people that you have any experience or involvement with is surely irrelevant?

wooster16 · 20/04/2018 23:15

Not a bad name at all, I don’t understand the hate. Think it’s just ‘of a time’ in the same vein as Valerie, Sheila, Lorraine etc.

chezmk1988 · 20/04/2018 23:13

Definitely not.

DramaAlpaca · 20/04/2018 22:57

Nope. I have an unusually strong reaction to this name because I've known two who were really unpleasant. Both would be in their 50s or 60s now.

LastNightsMakeUp · 20/04/2018 22:53

MIL is Lynn, hates her name and always has. I'm not fond of the name personally either.

BringMeCoffeePlease · 20/04/2018 22:37

No way. All the Lynns I’ve known have been horrible.

Justnapping · 20/04/2018 22:26

She will be the only Lynne in her class

PinkCalluna · 20/04/2018 22:22

I’m quite surprised at all the Lynn hate.

I know quite a few adult Lynn, Lyn, Lynne, and Linns. I’ve always though it was a pretty name.

Thiswayorthatway · 20/04/2018 22:18

Good for you OP, Dcousin is Lynne, kind and funny mid-30's lady, lovely name which suits her, none of the terrible stereotypes referred to here.

Colonelpopcorn · 20/04/2018 22:10

Lynne is ok, if the female it belongs to is born around the age of 50.
For a newborn, no!