Robyn/Robin

[Missyb15]

Opinions on the name Robyn for a girl...or Robin. Is it seen as chavvy? My oh loves it but i'm not sure

I like it.

I prefer Robin for a boy

I like it. Dislike the Robyn spelling, but I think that's the more common girls spelling.

Love it.

Robyn...not chavvy.

I wouldn't pick it myself but it is quite cute!

yay! i think i prefer the spelling robin but i know y is more commonly used for girls

I like it but prefer Robin.

One of my favourites spelt Robin for a boy or a girl. I don't like the Robyn spelling, though. oddly, earlier, well before I saw your post I was thinking Robin Noelle is a pretty name for a baby girl born in winter :)

robin with an i makes more sense as it's obvs the same spelling as the bird...the y makes it seem more like a made up name just to make it more feminine? iykwim. i just hope she wouldn't be mistaken as a boy too much

that's so pretty ShmooBooMoo !

I'm happy to name your baby for you if you don't mind I won't be using it

I love it for a girl but I do prefer y, I'm not sure why though. I wouldn't have thought it was chavvy at all, I think it's a beautiful strong name. The only thing that bothered me when I was listing names before we knew DS was a DS, was that I don't like Rob/Robbie as an abbreviation for a girl

My DD is called Robyn, never occurred to us to use an "in" - think "yn" makes it more recognisable she's a girl.

To be honest with you, it's a complete marmite name for others, we've had strangers telling us how much we love it, and people we know wrinkling their nose up at it so as with all names, make sure you love it before you use it!!

Her nickname is Robs, Bobs, Bobbie, Bobbin Robyn.....

I have a Robyn. It really suits her.

I love the nn bobbie...never thought about that as a possibility. It's definitely growing on me, my oh loves it and he's really fussy about names. My dad is called rob so hopefully it wouldn't be shortened to that! It's definitely one to think about. Trouble is i have loads of names i love and oh keeps vetoing them

Mine is with a y and I prefer it, even though people still automatically think I'm a man before they see me

haha Jonsnowsghost, i think it's a better female name so would assume the other way around

I really don't like it for a boy, not sure why.

It means Bright Fame - suits my little Bobs down the ground.

Personally, I really think it makes from every other Evie, Daisy, Poppy, Bella, Eva, Ava out there. No offence.

Makes a change*

I associate Robin with a boy and Robyn with a girl. I prefer it as a girl's name - I taught a lovely girl called Robyn once.

Not chavvy at all. Robyn for girl robin for boy

I think it's lovely. I prefer Robin for male or female.

I think it's a great name. I too prefer Robin no matter the sex. The y spelling looks a little bit clumsy to me, though it is by far the more common spelling for girls. Bobby/Bobs is an adorable nickname!