may not be everyones cup of tea but does it sound nice?

[elsabel]

Being very indecisive at nearly 40 weeks and swaying from one name to other!

But at the moment we love Robyn Jessica.

Does it sound nice? (Jessica as a middle name, and our surname begins with S and has 2 syllabuls).

I like it! Although I think I prefer the spelling Robin.

They sound good together.

I dont mind it, but isnt Robyn the girls way and Robin for boys?

I think it's nice, I agree with the spelling Robyn too

I think it's lovely. But I think Robin looks and "feels" better.

Love it. And the y is nicer to my taste.

I don't know when this -y- for a girl thing started and google doesn't help. But it's certainly very recent. I would stick to Robin, like the bird.

I like it, I'd spell it with a y for a girl too

Isn't 'Robyn' the feminine spelling of the largely masculine 'Robin' ?

I like it. Also like Rowan for a girl too.

Why is -y- feminine? When did that start?

I think it was taken from Lesley/Leslie. Lesley with a Y bring the feminine spelling.

As people have said the 'y for a girl' thing is quite recent. Both spellings used to be unisex (although the name was used much more often for boys) e.g. there are medieval texts about 'Robyn Hode'. I prefer the 'i' spelling for a girl (or boy).

Agree, Robin is for both boys and girls. There is no need for a female spelling, especially when it makes a nonsense of the meaning of the name.

But the Leslie/y thing doesn't connect at all. You might as well say it should be Roben because of Frances. Actually, linguistically, that's marginally more sensible!

I just thing the y looks nicer on the page, balances out the upsticks of the R and b.....like the mediaeval resonances too....

Lovely names.

Robyn makes it, imo, obviously feminine on paper.

Sounds lovely, however you spell it!

I love Robyn for girls and Jessica is v classic. Spell it how you like

But the medieval resonances are for Robyn as a male name!

won't someone explain the y for girls thing? Please????????

And nobody say chromasomes.......

I think it is because some people just don't like unisex names.

There are female Leslies (Leslie Ash) as well - I wonder how modern that distinction is (I have never looked into it as I don't particularly like the name.

The boys' and girls' names 'Robin' have slightly different genealogies (the feminine name is descended from the male) - 'Robin', the boys' name, is a diminutive of 'Robert'. The bird appears to have been named after the boys' name, and the girls' name seems to be related to the bird.
The bird is not a 'Robyn'.

I like both Robyn (although I'd spell it with an i even for a girl, but that's just me) and Jessica....but I'm afreaid I don't think the two work well together. They don't flow.

Thankyou all for your opinions, didnt anticipate so much focus on the spelling but you have given me something to think about

Was also considering Robyn Isobel or Robyn Georgia...

I think Robyn Isobel flows sweeter...imho. x

I also think Rob[y/i]n Isobel sounds nicer.