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Is this too 'out there'?

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Littlebittasunshine · 05/11/2019 13:23

Little but in love with the name 'Winter' for a girl but think I'll get some stick for it. Thoughts?

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Leopardprintboots · 06/11/2019 08:13

I don’t think of winter as a dark and miserable season. I think it’s magical 💫

Great name but spelt Winter (not Wynter )

Astronica · 06/11/2019 06:59

I think it's really quite lovely and evocative. Not too out there at all.

(There was an American actress called Spring Byington - Spring sounds gorgeous to me with the right surname.)

AuntieStella · 06/11/2019 06:48

It was a boy's name traditionally, but dropped completely out of use, probably a good century ago

I still think of it as a boy's name though

Cookit · 06/11/2019 06:45

I like it.

PointlessUsername · 06/11/2019 01:10

I really like it.

SaveTheTreesPlease · 06/11/2019 01:09

I think it’s cool! Winnie for short?

bridgetreilly · 06/11/2019 00:50

For me it's not so much that it's out there, it's that winter is such a miserable, cold, rainy, grey, dark season. Why would you name a kid after that? I don't love Summer as a name, but I at least understand why people choose it.

Melroses · 06/11/2019 00:00

But I agree it's not that 'out there.' I think if you suggested 'Spring' then that would be really pushing the bar

I used to know someone with a middle name, Spring. She liked it. Smile

Littlepond · 06/11/2019 00:00

I love it! What a brilliant name

Jossina · 05/11/2019 23:57

I don't think it's too out there at all. It's just inventive enough. But go with the normal spelling.

Shadow1234 · 05/11/2019 23:24

Love it!

YellowsunriseClara · 05/11/2019 14:37

Love it, you should go for it

ChelseaCat · 05/11/2019 14:37

Winter is actually quite pretty but agree with PPs, don’t use Wynter

PsychosonicCindy · 05/11/2019 14:27

Winter is a beautiful name. I wish I could have used it for dd3 born in January but my surname doesn't go with it sadly

diddlediddle · 05/11/2019 14:24

I can get on board with it. Definitely don't spell it Wynter.

January on the other hand is fabulous!

Paraballa · 05/11/2019 14:23

I don't think of it as a name and would silently judge you if I met you but I doubt you care what I think.

NoNameNoGame · 05/11/2019 14:15

I have a niece with the same name but spelt: Wynter.

SingingSands · 05/11/2019 14:14

Ooh I like it! Does it go with your surname?

Reminds me of a lovely girl at school who was a couple of years older than me, called... January!

Iwantacookie · 05/11/2019 14:13

I know 2 Winter's its beautiful

Kit30 · 05/11/2019 14:08

If you love it, use it Littlebitta. Even if you meet one (or more) children with the same name, they're still individuals and she's still uniquely yours, so does it matter what other people think?

Hanab · 05/11/2019 14:01

Its beautiful 🌷

ThaliaLuxurySpa · 05/11/2019 14:00

She could have "Winter" by Tori Amos as her special song.
Wonderful!
(If poignant).

CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook · 05/11/2019 13:54

Love it. Definitely go for it!

But I agree it's not that 'out there.' I think if you suggested 'Spring' then that would be really pushing the barSmile

theoffice101 · 05/11/2019 13:41

I love it

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Littlebittasunshine · 05/11/2019 13:41

@Kit30 oh wow I've never heard of it used where I am. I'm in the south west and anything untraditional is frowned upon in my little town

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