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Quinn

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brads88 · 18/03/2019 15:02

What are people's thoughts on this name? For a boy or girl?

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villamariavintrapp · 20/03/2019 09:22

Quim here too, I wouldn’t

Twisique · 20/03/2019 09:16
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DennisSkinnersMolotov · 20/03/2019 08:29

@Twisique that's exactly why our DS got the name - the name was on my list (DH had veto'd), but he looked like a smooshed up little Eskimo when he was born.

123Flopsy · 19/03/2019 20:23

I think it was used (much) more often for boys last year in the UK.

Merename · 19/03/2019 19:57

I love it, it was our boy name and we called the bump it but towards the end DH went off it as he is Irish and as it’s such a common surname there he felt it’d be weird when he went home. I was a bit gutted and still love it. I feel it’s very noble and manly sounding, like ‘Quinn came in and saved the day again’ - somehow!! When I lived in Manchester years ago I heard the word quim but I’ve never heard anyone say it in Scotland.

Twisique · 19/03/2019 19:32

Makes me think of Quinn the Eskimo.

Shadow1234 · 19/03/2019 18:42

I like it for girl or boy.

starkid · 19/03/2019 15:39

I like it :) mostly for a boy, but works for a girl too a la Glee

123Flopsy · 19/03/2019 13:35

I know a Quinn who's full name is Quentin. I like it.

Never heard of quim and doubt any kids would.

jcq17 · 19/03/2019 11:52

Love it for both sexes but it's my surname so can't use it 😂😂

DennisSkinnersMolotov · 19/03/2019 11:50

It's our DS's name so I'm biased. No one has ever made the quim comment, at least not to us. He loves his name as do we. We've only ever met one other Quinn IRL (male, grown up, very cool).

DarklyDreamingDexter · 19/03/2019 10:19

Quinn sounds very much a boy's name to me. Never heard it for a girl before. I suppose it could be used for both, but sounds very masculine.

PS. I first heard the term 'quim' on one of the Thor/Avenger's films. Loki calls Black Widow by this name/insult. Had to look it up, having never heard of it before then!

KathyS901 · 19/03/2019 09:06

I'm from SE England and in my twenties. Can honestly say I've never heard the word 'quim' in my life

Sessy19 · 19/03/2019 07:24

Quim is a well-known course slang term that I, at 37 and down South, am familiar with. No one uses it for anything other than slang reference to women’s genitals, it’s not a medical term!

Sessy19 · 19/03/2019 07:22

@Kaboodler, me too. The Quinn family near me are a bunch of try-hard, wannabe gangsters! It’s not a name I’d want to be associated with! 😂

BUT!!! As a first name.... I don’t know, maybe it is a bit American sounding, but I don’t absolutely hate it. I like nicknamey names, so this kind of fits the bill 😊

123Flopsy · 19/03/2019 07:08

Love it for a boy!

It sounds very masculine like Flynn or Finn.

ilovecheese1 · 18/03/2019 21:40

I’m south east, I’ve heard of quim but it’s not used down here & I would never make that connection.

Luaa · 18/03/2019 21:29

I like it for a girl. Don't like ot for a boy.

BumbleBeee69 · 18/03/2019 20:49

Quim sounds like a ye olde worlde terms

that's true.. it does tbh

Kaboodler · 18/03/2019 20:46

Quim sounds like a ye olde worlde terms. 'Fair maiden, what a fragrant quim thou hast'.

Is it still widely used?

BumbleBeee69 · 18/03/2019 20:39

where on earth are people using this term quim? where do you live ??

Whereareyouspot · 18/03/2019 20:12

I also see quim which is a commonly used slang term where I live

I would never want to name my child this

Kaboodler · 18/03/2019 20:11

I know lots of people with this as a surname so find it hard to think of it as a cool first name.

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brads88 · 18/03/2019 20:06

@IVEgottheDECAF I hadn't heard of "quim" before either! I had to google it! Confused
I thought it was a nice name that worked for both not knowing the sex of the baby...

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IVEgottheDECAF · 18/03/2019 19:37

Never heard of quim before this thread

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