Austyn for a girl?

I wouldn't.

i don't like Austin at all, let alone for a girl & with a Y

but your baby, your choice, not your MIL's.

I must say I quite like the suggestion of ‘Austen’ in honour of Jane.

But I came to say that I don’t hear Austin as a female or unisex name. In fact Marie or a variation would be more unisex.

However, Austin is a contraction of Augustine, so you could go for Austina if you wanted to feminize it (would probably result in getting stuck with Tina) or opt for the alternative August. I do know both boys and girls who are August- it seems to be genuinely unisex and I think it’s nicer on a girl- though there is often a US influence on the name choice in my experience.

This.
Really awful name.

I don't know about anyone else but when I see a name spelled wrong I always wonder whether the parents were illiterate or just didn't like their child enough to learn how to spell their name.

I don't think spelling it differently would be helpful, she'll constantly be saying 'with a y' after she says her name. Either go for Austin or consider something different - Aubrey, Robin, Frances, Blake, Jocelyn (could go by Joss which is unisex)

Replacing a I with a Y doesn’t make it feminine, just makes it look like you’re trying too hard to be “yoonique”. Giving your daughter a male name looks like you actually wanted a boy. There are thousands of girls names out there, they don’t have to be overly frilly or feminine but give her a name that isn’t going to get her mistaken as a boy or judged all her life.

I know female Dylan’s, Logan’s and Robyn’s! More so American female names.

I would say spell it like Austine, but then I think that changes the pronunciation to aus-teen

Austin is a boys name.
Austyn is ugly.
It's your baby, call her what you like, but it's not a nice name.

I'm going to go against the grain here, I actually quite like it for a girl! I have a male relative named Austin so I'm used to hearing it.

I agree with others on the spelling though - drop the Y and go for Austen.

Your poor daughter is going to spend her life spelling her name and then having people assume on emails etc that she is male.
don’t do this to her. Give her a nice, female name

Robyn is by far the best of your names list, as it is an actual girls' name with a fairly common/typical spelling. Austyn is the worst. Ultimately your decision, but given the overwhelming sentiment here is that it's awful, there's a pretty good chance your daughter will grow up to feel the same and wish that you had just given her a normal name. If you are going to go for it then I think it's a good idea to make sure she has a normal middle name so that she can have the option of switching to using that instead.

I agree with @MrsTerryPratchett , I mean you wouldn't call a boy Susannah or Hannah, or Sarah , would you? Would you?!

It's fine, I like it... but drop the y which is fussy and actually downgrades the feel of the name.

I personally like unisex names (especially Reece and James) so I don't think there is anything wrong with Austyn - BUT I personally hate the alternative spelling. If you want to use Austin just use the original spelling.

MrsTerryPratchett · Today 01:11

No such thing as a unisex name except in very limited cases. Using boys' names for girls is just plain old sexism. Because being called a boys' name is a promotion for a girl and being called a girls' name is a demotion for a boy.

Imagine if someone decided to make a girl's name unisex so they could use it for a girl or boy.

Here are some suggestions;

Sophier
Olivier
Amelier
Aver
Isler
Freyer
Ariar
Mier
Ellsey
Eller
Grayce

I like unisex names but the spelling is going to be an issue- it looks like you can not spell. I think that a lot of people are going to assume that she's a boy and spell it Austin.

Riley in Inside Out is the only female version that I've heard of. It might be kinder on your dd to pick a unisex name that is used more equally between boys and girls in the UK like Robyn.

Logan makes me think Wolverine and the only female Dylan I know is Dylan Farrow who alleges that her father sexually abused her.

I don't like the name, but it's your decision not your mother-in-law's.

One of my teachers had a son called Austin. When she mentioned it, my immediate thought was poor thing. I haven't warmed to it down the years and to saddle a girl with it is unthinkable.
At least wait until you've had a boy.

Reece and James aren't unisex names. Reese Witherspoon uses her mother's maiden name as a stage name.

"I must say I quite like the suggestion of ‘Austen’ in honour of Jane."

Same. I think Austyn is horrible but weirdly there's something about Austen that I'm really liking.

Yes, Austen is better than Austyn if you must.

DD used to have a friend called Arden. What about that?

Austyn is not to my taste, sorry.
Other suggestions ..
Kirsten
Dale
Lindsey
Christian
Madison
Riley
Ainsley
Averill
Rowan
Robin
Sinclair
Taylor
Bailey
Hollis
Lee
Quinn
Winter
Augustine

Unisex names quickly become girls' names. It is one of the sadnesses of the world that it's acceptable for a girl to be called a name a boy would use, but not vice versa. Agree with others, that spelling is daft looking - totally pointless IMO.

This. Give the kid a chance. What about Charlie, Remy, Laurie, Alex, Avery, Morgan

I like it, and I like the spelling.