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What do you think of Robin?

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twirliedobbit · 16/02/2013 08:01

Just that really.

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MiaowTheCat · 17/02/2013 13:50

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Graceparkhill · 17/02/2013 10:00

Can't do the linky thing -sorry. IT dullard,me.

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Graceparkhill · 17/02/2013 09:59

www.robinchapel.org.uk/robin_home.html-has a lovely Robin story.
I think it is a great name.

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JenaiMorris · 17/02/2013 09:53

It's diminutive of Robert. Robin is a name in its own right though.

There's a Mont Robin in northern France

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HoratiaWinwood · 17/02/2013 09:40

Robin is definitely short for Robert. Heard of Robin Hood?

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heidihole · 17/02/2013 09:27

I know two Robins. Both nicknamed "birdy" ;)

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asktheaudience · 17/02/2013 09:25

For a boy I see it as a very gentle name that suits artistic or intellectual types.
Not so much a rugby players name.

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TheSecondComing · 17/02/2013 09:17

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seeker · 17/02/2013 09:12

He was also 5 years old, raisah!

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raisah · 17/02/2013 09:10

I went to infant school with a Robin & he was a lovely boy. Really sweet and kind, a bit like the bird really!

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RiaOverTheRainbow · 17/02/2013 00:42

Lovely for a boy or girl, I like the connection with the bird and with Robin Hood, and a good selection of nns too (my favourite is Bobby).

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PukeCatcher · 16/02/2013 22:34

Love Robin for a boy and Robyn for a girl, if I'm lucky enough to have another DC that's what it'll be called.

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 16/02/2013 21:58

Love it for a boy; hate it for a girl.

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amck5700 · 16/02/2013 16:33

I'm sorry it's wet to me too.

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lljkk · 16/02/2013 15:53

Meh.

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ArielThePiraticalMermaid · 16/02/2013 15:27

PS I know a Robin who's hard as nails.

He caught the biggest shark ever in British waters.

No one would say his name wasn't macho enough.

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marzipananimal · 16/02/2013 15:26

Love it for a boy, not so keen for a girl

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ArielThePiraticalMermaid · 16/02/2013 15:26

I am taking Robyn for my first born. Or Robin (happy either way Grin )

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StrawberryMojito · 16/02/2013 15:21

Not particularly keen, but it's ok.

Genuine question. How is Robin short for Robert?

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JenaiMorris · 16/02/2013 15:21

If it seems insufficiently masculine as they grow up, it can be shortened to Rob. All the Robs I know are macho, army-types.

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Nancy66 · 16/02/2013 15:18

I don't particularly like it for either sex but like it least for a boy - to me it's quite a 'weak' name - like Tim

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NaturalBaby · 16/02/2013 15:07

I think it's a lovely name

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activatetherhythm · 16/02/2013 15:01

It's a lovely name, very sweet for a little boy and really nice for an adult male. Like it for a girl too but I would then spell it Robyn.

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seeker · 16/02/2013 14:47

Robin short for Robert is lovely. Robin on its own not.

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