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Winter? Thoughts please!

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expectinglittlebear · 02/07/2021 14:20

Winter as a first name for a girl. What are your thoughts?

Also, do you think as the season spelling 'Winter' or with a y 'Wynter'?

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Doghead · 02/07/2021 21:50

It's ridiculous! The poor child

PattyPan · 02/07/2021 21:44

I don’t like it, although I love winter as a season it isn’t a nice sound and I don’t like Winnie as a potential nickname. It’s much better with an i than y though.

Onehotmess · 02/07/2021 21:43

I like it with an I and for a winter born baby x

QuimKardashian · 02/07/2021 21:40

Nah. Nearly as bad as Summer

Eggnoggoanngoanngoann · 02/07/2021 21:39

I love it and i would spell it with and I.

Ellewoods20 · 02/07/2021 21:22

Love it. I also really love the names Summer and Autumn. Wouldn’t spell it with y though

IeatPotNoodles · 02/07/2021 21:20

Really like it 🥰

Happenchance · 02/07/2021 21:19

I like it and much prefer the spelling Winter.

santabetterwashhishands · 02/07/2021 21:18

Winter is such a depressing season so it's a no from me

bloominglovelyorange · 02/07/2021 21:12

I love the name Winter
Never met one but it's on my list. Really lovely choice

DramaAlpaca · 02/07/2021 19:16

No, not keen.

MrsTerryPratchett · 02/07/2021 15:40

The only one I know is an absolute nightmare. But I vaguely like the name.

No Y though. Misspelling things deliberately isn't great.

otterbaby · 02/07/2021 15:36

Winter is beautiful. Definitely no Y!

Soubriquet · 02/07/2021 15:33

I like it. But with an I not a Y

Crimblecrumble1990 · 02/07/2021 15:31

I love Winter! The name and the season. Makes me think of beautiful sunny but cold frosty mornings.

Spelt like the season though, not with a Y.

Kanaloa · 02/07/2021 15:30

Yeah, winter is coming is what I’d think. Also I’m just not a fan of the sound.

Zarene · 02/07/2021 15:26

I like it !

I wish I'd used it as MN for my December born DD.

It would be odd for a summer baby though, and Wynter is silly.

Seriouslymole · 02/07/2021 15:20

I once knew a child called "Problem" (different language, different culture but still made me feel sad for the child) - Winter makes me feel like that.

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 02/07/2021 15:18

no
Wynter is awful

FrannyHaddock · 02/07/2021 14:57

It’s better than Summer.

IdblowJonSnow · 02/07/2021 14:52

I really like it. With the y though it's awful.
I'd only use it for a baby born in that season, as yours will be.

Sexlife · 02/07/2021 14:47

@Blossomtoes

Why would you want to saddle her with the name of the most miserable season of the year? Sorry but it’s awful.
I love winter
Sexlife · 02/07/2021 14:46

I think of it as a boy’s name. Definitely Winter.

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expectinglittlebear · 02/07/2021 14:45

Thank you for all your opinions! Me personally Winter is my favourite season, I am a winter baby myself being born in November and my little one will be due in January, so a winter month.

No, not from Game of Thrones or anything of the like.

Yes I am thinking with an 'i' rather than 'y'!

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hawkehurstgang · 02/07/2021 14:40

I love it, but not with a 'y'. I think the 'y' cheapens it.