Austyn for a girl?

Awful names. Every single name you've picked is for a boy. She won't thank you. But the names your mother in law suggested are equally as bad too. Their are nicer names.

If I'm being completely honest, I agree with MIL and personally dislike the name (and the spelling of it, which is made up!). BUT it's your choice. My advice is to not mention names to other people and go with something that you both like. No need to be a bit different with the spelling, neutrality etc, kids don't always like to stand out!

I think it's lovely. Lots of Austyns around if you search on Google. Go with your gut. Every single name started off with someone using it.

Austin All Aggro even.

My husband's first car was an Austin Allegro. That make of car had so many problems it was known as the Austin aggro.

What about Eastyn? Similar sound but more traditional?

Using a y doesn’t make it more feminine just makes it looks spelt wrong and like the parents are trying to be clever and unique.

No

You go for it! It's a lovely name 😍
Your MiL is a bit of a meddling arse. Ignore her.
Austyn is a gender-neutral title reserved for the venerable and magnificent, because that’s what it means. Austyn and Austin both come from the Latin titles Augustine and Augustus, which may remind you of the great Caesar Augustus of the Roman Empire. Despite its age-old origins, Austyn-with-a-y carries a modern flair that will highlight baby’s remarkable individuality. With a name as fluid as Austyn, baby can freely express their beautiful soul regardless of their gender. A mighty title like Austyn will help baby stand proud, knowing they are magnificent just the way they are.

I actually quite like it but even so it's none of my business and neither is it your MIL's. I do think it will get annoying for her to always be asked how it's spelled though. I have a normal name which has a couple of spellings and often get asked "is that with a Y or an IE?"

I think Robyn is also nice, how about Avery, Aubry or Deven?

She'll go through life having to spell her name. Don't do it.

Personally I'm not keen on surnames (ie McKenzie which actually means "son of Kenzie" but has been repeatedly misspelt and used as a girl's name) or place names as first names. Austin is fine for a boy, but I admit I'd struggle with it for a girl. And the "y" would look to me like either a misspelling or like you tried too hard - sorry. BUT of course you should go with it if you both love it - everyone else will get used to it once she's here.

I do LOVE someone else's suggestion of Augustine though, which is an old and traditional name - would never have occurred to me but I actually really like it in its own right too. And then you could use the nickname Austine, which to me looks a lot more feminine than Austyn, although you can of course spell it however you like. Also leaves the way open for other nicknames like Gus, Tine/Tina etc. And it's a pretty unique name too, at least these days.

That way she'd have a full name that would be totally suitable in professional settings if she decides to go into something like law, but equally she doesn't have to use it in everyday life if she prefers the shortened form.

I like it, if you both like it go for it. It's your choice, had you told people after baby was born and named they would have all said how lovely it was

It isn't really my cup of tea but if a friend came up to me and told me they had named their little girl Austyn I wouldn't think anything bad of it! Naming a child is personal and you need to go with what you both like - ignore everyone else. You will never find a name that everyone likes! I also find its worse if you try and get everyone's opinions. Just let everyone know the name when you have decided 🙂.

Other names just to throw some out there:
Remy
Jett
Frankie
Adley
Jesse
Harlow
Bobby
Rumi

Really don't like it, sorry. The Y makes it worse!

I don’t dislike it, and if I did, I wouldn’t say so, because it’s none of my business.
The one thing I would say, as both a teacher and someone whose name is spelt a different way to the norm, is that it’s spelling that will come back to haunt her, not the name itself.
I have met thousands of children, but the ones that stand out are the ones who have a name you have to check the spelling of every time you write.
I knew a Jaiymz once (James). He’s an adult by now but I doubt he has had to stop saying “It’s James, but spelled J-A-I-Y-M-Z”.

Unpopular opinion but I actually quite like it. At the end of the day it's your and your partners child, not mil, so as long as you two agree then that settles it.

There are some names that are genuinely for both.
Leslie/Lesley
Ashley/Ashleigh
Francis/Frances
Robin/Robyn (I like Robyn for a girl)

I just find it annoying that the more modern unisex names are generally boys' names being used for girls. It's never the other way round; "we're calling him Sophie because we wanted a gender neutral name"

I don't like Austyn personally but you shouldn't change it for MIL. My MIL told me she didn't like the name we chose for our son (before we'd properly chosen) because it was the name of someone she hadn't liked much. It's an old-fashioned name. We used it anyway, she got used to it and didn't express her opinion again. We shorten it anyway.

I'm hoping, better than the alternative.

Some of these comments are just outright rude!! Austyn is not that bad given there's given there's actually kids called 'Jaxon' out there!

It's a nice name OP and I would go against everything others are saying except the fact that your daughter would need to spell it out to people a lot, and I think kids would find that irritating and constantly think 'why did my mum and dad give me a funny spelling name?'

This did cross my mind

It makes you look illiterate and like you are disappointed to have a daughter. Except she is the one who has to carry the connotations.

I wish someone could give me a non sexist reason for unisex names always being boy's names.

please don't do this. if you do call her Austin, at least spell it normally

This is why I refuse to discuss names at all. I just announce the name with the child. My ex mil told me that it was ridiculous to call a child my eldests name, while I was pregnant. We still used the name and he is now 14, and it’s a totally normal name and is now actually quite popular! 😂