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Robin for a boy

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SomethingDifferentBloomed · 27/10/2024 10:34

I’m 15 weeks with my first baby, I’m finding out next week whether it’s a boy or a girl but I’ve got slightly overexcited and I’ve already got a long list of names for both!

My top contender for a boy is Robin, I love that it’s classic but quite under-used. I don’t know whether people would tend to assume that Robin is a girl though? DH isn’t hugely keen but it does turn out we are having a boy I’m hoping to wear him down 😅.

Other boy names I like are Cedric and Jasper, basically anything that gets accused of being “wet” sounding on here.

Any thoughts or suggestions welcome!

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CoffeeBeansGalore · 27/10/2024 19:58

Rummly · 27/10/2024 18:02

As long as your surname isn’t Banks, good name.

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Love Robin. I would have been Robin if a boy. Wish parents had just stuck to it regardless!!

Moreteaandchocolate · 27/10/2024 19:55

Lovely name

pizzapizzadaddio · 27/10/2024 19:26

Love Robin. And love Bobby as a nickname

GeorgianaTheodora · 27/10/2024 19:24

I like!

RedBulb · 27/10/2024 19:18

I know a couple of baby boys with this name. It’s cute ☺️

BootballJoy · 27/10/2024 19:15

Love Robin for a boy. I don't like Robyn for a girl though, not sure why.

Rummly · 27/10/2024 18:02

As long as your surname isn’t Banks, good name.

WoopsLiza · 27/10/2024 17:59

Oh Robin remains my favourite name, although DP would not agree for DS, who became Reuben and I couldn't even use Robyn for DD because that would have been weird even for us. DPs objection was that he'd always get Rob, which feels.a very different name to Robin, and I could see what he meant. I also liked Rowan, Ashleigh and all the nature names which are of course unspeakably wet for a certain crowd

FayCarew · 27/10/2024 17:58

I know several Robins. Only one is female and she's a Robyn.

Peskydahlias · 27/10/2024 17:57

I have one so I obviously really like it. Round where we live I have come across two boy Robins and actually quite a few girls, most with the Y spelling but a few 'I's. It's classically a boys name though so I don't think that matters. I wanted something which was rareish but easy to spell and pronounce. The only disadvantage I would say is that Raffy, Ralph (said Rafe) etc seem to be very popular where we are so there might be a lot of "R" names at the same age.

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SomethingDifferentBloomed · 27/10/2024 17:52

Great, thank you both!

I’m hoping that the Robin/Robyn spelling would make it more obvious. I do know a couple of adult women Robins spelt like that, but no children or babies, I don’t think it’s being used very widely as a girls name at the moment.

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BoleynMemories13 · 27/10/2024 12:44

I know two boys called Robin and no girls! I would probably assume Robin to be a boy and Robyn a girl.

I much prefer Robin to your other choices.

KatRee · 27/10/2024 10:41

I like it! I only know one little boy Robin and a little girl Robyn.

I think most people would assume boy if spelt with an 'i'

One of those names that's cute for a little one but works for adults too

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