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MimiSunshine · 15/05/2016 17:08

We are debating names and for a boy my OH has come up with Marlin. I think I like it but need to roll it around a bit.
We like less common names but I wouldn't say we want anything too out there and I can't decide which this is.

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IoraRua · 15/05/2016 17:09

Eh. Not pushed on it one way or another. It does remind me of Merlin though.

Tiggeryoubastard · 15/05/2016 17:14

No. It's bad. Why do that to a child.

nectarini1983 · 15/05/2016 17:14

Ditto Iora!

BertrandRussell · 15/05/2016 17:15

You do know it's a fish, don't you?

Chinks123 · 15/05/2016 17:18

Finding nemo. Presume there was a Marlin in that HmmGrin

MiddleClassProblem · 15/05/2016 17:19

If I met a kid called Marlin it wouldn't strike me as weird. Rare but not unusual sounding

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MimiSunshine · 15/05/2016 17:26

Yes we do know there is a fish of that name just like we know there is a Willow tree.😏 Not too concerned about that as we've knocked Trout off the list 😉
Iora some name sites suggest it is a varient of Merlin which I don't mind but feels like an 'out there' name to me

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PurpleDaisies · 15/05/2016 17:28

Marlon is a real name not a fish breed. Would that be any better?

mrsschu · 15/05/2016 17:33

Not hugely keen on it but have heard worse. Would probably go with Marlon rather than Marlin.

EllenDegenerate · 15/05/2016 17:35

Merlin is better

MiddleClassProblem · 15/05/2016 17:37

I don't like merlin as much. Too wizardy and people will assume he was named after the wizard and more likely because of the to show than the original story

BeauGlacons · 15/05/2016 17:39

I think Merlin is less out there and would consider it If I were having a boy now. I'd also consider Arthur and Gawain for that matter.

Caspar, Hector, Alysious = same genre as Merlin.

Jason, Connor, Jordan = same genre as Marlin/Marlon/Marvin.

Subtle nuance

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MimiSunshine · 15/05/2016 17:42

Marlon is a definite no which does slightly put me off Marlin as again it's suggested as its origin name

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MiddleClassProblem · 15/05/2016 17:43

Re the fish thing, it's a pretty magnificent fish. Old man and the sea, this big beauty he was chasing... Pretty poetic

BeauGlacons · 15/05/2016 17:46

It is indeed but so is a shark or a dolphin. You wouldn't call a child koi or turbot. I like Albert though.

RaeSkywalker · 15/05/2016 17:48

I don't think it's too 'out there' at all.

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MimiSunshine · 15/05/2016 17:52

Middle I agree Merlin is too associated with Wizard.
I'm pretty certain the name came before the fish and we like Delphine for a girl which means Dolphin so maybe we're more fishy than I realised 😄

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MiddleClassProblem · 15/05/2016 17:55

Well equally you get a kid called Robin but not pigeon or blue tit

HeteronormativeHaybales · 15/05/2016 18:08

I wouldn't. It's not nice enough to balance out the annoyance of being called Martin or Merlin and being subjected to fish jokes all his life.

HeteronormativeHaybales · 15/05/2016 18:08

Martin is nice though, and retro in a good way.

BeauGlacons · 15/05/2016 18:10

I think you are more likely to get a kid called Billy. That's it, Billy for a boy, Nanny for a girl. But I think the thread's about naming a child.

MiddleClassProblem · 15/05/2016 18:16

Hilarious

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MimiSunshine · 15/05/2016 18:44

🙄 Nancy is a goats name isn't it? 😉
Seems like Marlin is either 'duh it's a fish' or not common but doesnt blow anyone away. I dont think either of those bother me

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DerelictMyBalls · 15/05/2016 19:02

I quite like Marlin.

LastTripToTulsa · 15/05/2016 19:04

Well it reminds me of Marlin Brando