Can a girl be Robin or must she be Robyn and what do you think of it?

[wildpoppy]

Too over the top for a baby due Christmas week?

I think either is fine - I know a female Robin. Lovely name IMO. Possibly a bit twee for a Christmas baby but if you like the name why the hell not - only family & friends generally know birthdays so most people she meets during her life won't make the christmas connection anyway.

I would always assume Robin to be a boy & Robyn to be a girl.

Robin is great for a girl.

I have a Robyn, I wanted to spell it with the i rather than the Y but, her Father refused saying it was for boys.....

I choose it as it was not a "common" name but, not so far out people raised eyebrows. (unlike some of my suggestions)

We have great fun at christmas with all the Robyn Christmas stuff about!

I think either- and it is a lovely lovely name for any time of the year

Robin for a girl is quite usual in the USA but in the UK girls are almost always Robyn with Robin assumed to be male. However, given the increasing encroachment of amerification in the UK you could probably get away with the i.

I think a girl can be either spelling (and Robin is the norm in the US), but a boy can only be Robin.

Excellent name!

Sweet name and I think either spelling is fine.

I think Robin would definitely be my choice of spelling whether girl or boy,and I think it's just lovely for a Christmas baby.

Robin is fine for a girl.

I know a seven year old Robyn and she's just lovely. Fab name with either spelling.

I really like Robyn for a girl.

I would use the Robyn rather than Robin spelling because I think it looks nicer. I'm sure you could use either though. Girls are more often Robyn so I think you may have more problems with people spelling it wrong/assuming she's a boy if you spell it Robin.

Agree with Holy, I think Robyn looks nicer than Robin.

It's a lovely name.

NOoooooooo, Robin is nice and simple.

Robyn is a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd.

My 17mo DD is Robin, Bob or Boblet for short. We get a lot of compliments. Her friend is also Robin, but a boy. It makes for very confusing afternoons.

I wanted the bird so insisted on Robin. Robyn just looks weird to me.

I love the name but think it should be Robyn for a girl as, in the UK, people assume that Robins are boys. Which isn't a problem if you are seeing them female Robin but is if it is just a name on a list, form etc.

I knew a Robin who was Robina. Robin is lovely

Friends of ours have a Robin, one of 4 sisters. She's lovely.

I don't like Ys in the middle of names, and the only girl one I've known was Robin and I think it's lovely, I don't really like Robyn, plus recently its become quite common to insert Ys in the middle of boy names so nowadays a Y makes it look more boyish to me (Jaydon, Kayden etc)

I know an 80-year old lady Robin - lovely name.

I love it for a Christmas girl, but I do prefer the Robyn spelling

I think Robin is lovely and looks much 'cleaner' and elegant than Robyn. Lovely choice imo!

I'm not one for American-esque names, but Robyn is one ofthe exceptions. It's absolutely gorgeous: cute, funky and just a little bit cheeky. Go for it! But with a 'y' not an 'i' :)

Just to confuse matters, 'Robyn' was not always feminine - the earliest recorded reference to a certain outlaw spoke of 'Robyn hode'.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood#History

I prefer Robin, for a girl or a boy. It's one of my favourite names.