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Merlin

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Moonfasa100 · 22/12/2024 19:23

I have a new colleague. I just thought that her name is so pretty and unusual. And I'd never heard of it before.

Her name is Merlin.

What do you think?

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Pumpkincozynights · 22/12/2024 19:32

I’d assume it was a male. Never heard a woman called Merlin.

ForFunAmberDeer · 22/12/2024 19:30

Dreadful for a woman sorry, not keen on it for a man either tbh. I just think wizard. I don't think it's even a nice sounding name

RandomMess · 22/12/2024 19:30

In our family it's the name of several cats!

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Moonfasa100 · 22/12/2024 19:29

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 22/12/2024 19:27

Insane that you’ve never heard it before.

It’s a great name.

Omg.

I didn't mean I'd never heard of it ANYWHERE before. Obviously there is merlin the wizard that we all know about .

I meant that I'd never heard it used as a woman's name before.

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Moriquendi · 22/12/2024 19:28

I know 2 Merlins! One baby and one about 10. Both boys though. Great name, I think. It’s a bird name as well as the very famous wizard so could see how it might work on a woman.

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Moonfasa100 · 22/12/2024 19:28

HollopingHooligans · 22/12/2024 19:25

It's a boy's name, surely?

Well you can use most names for both genders these days.

I met a female James the other day.

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TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 22/12/2024 19:27

Insane that you’ve never heard it before.

It’s a great name.

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 22/12/2024 19:27

A good name for a dog, less so a person, but surely a male name?

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Moonfasa100 · 22/12/2024 19:25

It really suits her!

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HollopingHooligans · 22/12/2024 19:25

It's a boy's name, surely?

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Moonfasa100 · 22/12/2024 19:25

PoissonOfTheChrist · 22/12/2024 19:23

You've never heard the name Merlin? Really?Hmm

Not on a woman , no.

And yes I've heard of it being used on men a long time ago.

But I've never met a male merlin in real life either.

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PoissonOfTheChrist · 22/12/2024 19:23

You've never heard the name Merlin? Really?Hmm

UndeniablyGenX · 22/12/2024 19:23

I like it.

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