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Running out of time to name baby girl

115 replies

Dinosaurdrip · 28/01/2023 10:18

I have posted on here before asking for help naming baby, she is 10 days old now and still has no name, not even a short list.
We already have:
Rowan Arthur
Sebastian George
Dylan Emily
Please help me find a name.

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flowersinmyhair15 · 28/01/2023 12:12

LaLuz7 · 28/01/2023 12:11

The boy’s name Dylan is the most popular Welsh name in Wales and according to the Office of National Statistic in 2018 it was in 16th position, and it was in 40th position in England behind names such as Oliver, Jack and Alfie.

www.welshboysnames.co.uk/boys-name-dylan/

And

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_(name)#:~:text=Dylan%20is%20a%20male%20given,given%20to%20boys%20in%202010.

two can play this game, @flowersinmyhair15 :)

Or you can just grow up and get with the times 👍🏼

LaLuz7 · 28/01/2023 12:11

The boy’s name Dylan is the most popular Welsh name in Wales and according to the Office of National Statistic in 2018 it was in 16th position, and it was in 40th position in England behind names such as Oliver, Jack and Alfie.

www.welshboysnames.co.uk/boys-name-dylan/

And

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_(name)#:~:text=Dylan%20is%20a%20male%20given,given%20to%20boys%20in%202010.

two can play this game, @flowersinmyhair15 :)

flowersinmyhair15 · 28/01/2023 12:08

FayCarew · 28/01/2023 12:03

I was confused by the Rowan Arthur and the Dylan Emily.
@flowersinmyhair15 , grabs some dodgy info from a random website and posts it on here and uses offensive language towards other posters.

Barely dodgy is it 🤣 Just tells people Dylan is becoming popular as a girls name

MashedUpPotatoes · 28/01/2023 12:08

Jocelyn
Morven
Carmen

flowersinmyhair15 · 28/01/2023 12:06

And you are 🙄

You may as well just shut up because you are literally talking out your arse and can't accept that people like Dylan for girls.

And again no one cares for your opinion.

Do you think just because you and 2 others say it's a boys name and shouldn't be used to name a girl -

OP's going to think "oh they're right, best change my 10 year olds name because @LaLuz7 @KirstenBlest & @Outfor150 on mums net say that it's not a girls name"

Outfor150 · 28/01/2023 12:05

flowersinmyhair15 · 28/01/2023 11:59

Ok that's YOUR but....

  • Dylan is a gender-neutral name of Welsh origin, meaning “son of the sea.” Traditionally a male name, this title has been gaining popularity for baby girls in recent years - www.thebump.com/b/dylan-baby-name

So even though it USED to only be a male name it is now a UNISEX name...

so again your opinion is irrelevant because we're in 2023 and Dylan can be used for a girl.

The Bump is not any sort of reliable source of information. My opinion is as relevant as anyone else’s. Dylan is a male name. If you use it for a girl, it’s still a male name, no matter how much you protest.

4thonthe4th · 28/01/2023 12:05

flowersinmyhair15 · 28/01/2023 10:29

Or she named her son Dylan and are just telling people what the baby girls siblings are called...?

It’s either a girl with the first name Dylan, or a boy with the middle name Emily. The most obvious assumption is that Dylan is a girl.

OP;
Wren
River
Ellis
Erin

ThirtyThreeTrees · 28/01/2023 12:03

Rowan, Sebastian, Dylan and:

Bronwyn
Charlotte
Brogan

FayCarew · 28/01/2023 12:03

I was confused by the Rowan Arthur and the Dylan Emily.
@flowersinmyhair15 , grabs some dodgy info from a random website and posts it on here and uses offensive language towards other posters.

LaLuz7 · 28/01/2023 12:01

flowersinmyhair15 · 28/01/2023 11:59

Ok that's YOUR but....

  • Dylan is a gender-neutral name of Welsh origin, meaning “son of the sea.” Traditionally a male name, this title has been gaining popularity for baby girls in recent years - www.thebump.com/b/dylan-baby-name

So even though it USED to only be a male name it is now a UNISEX name...

so again your opinion is irrelevant because we're in 2023 and Dylan can be used for a girl.

Thebump.com is hardly an authority on baby names...

flowersinmyhair15 · 28/01/2023 11:59

Outfor150 · 28/01/2023 11:54

It is not classed as a unisex name. It’s a male name. Just own it - “I called my daughter a male name because I like it”. Just don’t say it’s unisex.

Ok that's YOUR but....

  • Dylan is a gender-neutral name of Welsh origin, meaning “son of the sea.” Traditionally a male name, this title has been gaining popularity for baby girls in recent years - www.thebump.com/b/dylan-baby-name

So even though it USED to only be a male name it is now a UNISEX name...

so again your opinion is irrelevant because we're in 2023 and Dylan can be used for a girl.

Outfor150 · 28/01/2023 11:54

It is not classed as a unisex name. It’s a male name. Just own it - “I called my daughter a male name because I like it”. Just don’t say it’s unisex.

Lolloped · 28/01/2023 11:50

Penelope Jane
Cassandra Lily
Harper Alice

Reindear · 28/01/2023 11:48

Rowan, Sebastian, Dylan and:
Madison Sophie
Brooke Elisabeth
Cora Mae

Oncemoreforluck · 28/01/2023 11:47

Morgan is a fantastic name.
I think is go for Morgan Ebony.
or maybe Morgan Erica

flowersinmyhair15 · 28/01/2023 11:43

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ODFOx · 28/01/2023 11:42

Cerys Joy

Swingingonastar77 · 28/01/2023 11:39

LaLuz7 · 28/01/2023 11:33

Yet my assumption has just been proven correct. I stand by what I said.

If I were a girl who was given a male name I would assume my parents wanted a boy and were disappointed so went ahead with a male name out of spite.

Giving girls male names (but never the other way around) tells them masculinity as a trait is valuable and desirable over femininity. It's inherently mysoginistic.

Oh get over yourself!

Swingingonastar77 · 28/01/2023 11:37

flowersinmyhair15 · 28/01/2023 11:32

@KirstenBlest

No - Dylan is a unisex name - if you don't agree with it then just leave the thread because your negative comments regarding a child's name are irrelevant just like @LaLuz7 so you both don't need to take the time to comment.
Because literally no one cares for your opinion.

Absolutely this!

LaLuz7 · 28/01/2023 11:36

Mariposista · 28/01/2023 11:33

Sounds like she secretly wanted a boy

Not so secretly.

KirstenBlest · 28/01/2023 11:35

@flowersinmyhair15 , you obviously do care about my opinion or you wouldn't have posted.

I read the OP and thought why has Dylan got a girl's name for a middle name.

Outfor150 · 28/01/2023 11:34

Dylan is not a unisex name. It’s a male name that is being used for a girl. That doesn’t make it unisex.

Mariposista · 28/01/2023 11:33

Sounds like she secretly wanted a boy

LaLuz7 · 28/01/2023 11:33

flowersinmyhair15 · 28/01/2023 10:34

@LaLuz7 you can't just assume and be an arsehole telling people they shouldn't given certain names to their children.

Not your child so your opinion is irrelevant and unnecessary.

Yet my assumption has just been proven correct. I stand by what I said.

If I were a girl who was given a male name I would assume my parents wanted a boy and were disappointed so went ahead with a male name out of spite.

Giving girls male names (but never the other way around) tells them masculinity as a trait is valuable and desirable over femininity. It's inherently mysoginistic.

flowersinmyhair15 · 28/01/2023 11:32

@KirstenBlest

No - Dylan is a unisex name - if you don't agree with it then just leave the thread because your negative comments regarding a child's name are irrelevant just like @LaLuz7 so you both don't need to take the time to comment.
Because literally no one cares for your opinion.