Edward or Robin?

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We're down to two - Robin or Edward

Anything you think should factor into our final decision making on this one? Any strong reactions either way?

If it's relevant he will have the middle initial M and our surname begins with an A and has one syllable.

Bright happy and bouncy is what it conjures up to to me

Me too arsenic, that's why I love it

Edward - purely because Robin brings to mind the only one male one I ever met, who was the class 'character' and dedicated to a bright yellow plastic briefcase he used as a schoolbag. Genius, went to Oxford I believe, but a bit odd.

Robin is wonderful. It is more unisex now than it used to be I think but that shouldn't matter.

I think you are overthinking a bit on the Nottingham thing - it's fine!

Robin, its a lovely name.

Edward I think.

I love robin/Robyn for a girl, but I think you might find he gets people assuming he's a girl when they see his name written down

Would it make a difference if I said that I was born in Nottingham and we currently live there? The choice wasn't based on a Robin Hood connection (DH suggested it, he's not from round here and it never occurred to him until I pointed it out). Personally I think this is factor in favour of Robin rather than against it but I wonder if as an adult he introduced himself with 'hi, I'm Robin and I'm from Nottingham' it instantly begs a Robin Hood joke that will follow him round his whole life annoying him.

Honestly, that wouldn't occur to me. And if it annoys him, he can call himself Rob anyway. The adult Robin I know mostly goes by Rob.

I'd name him Robert and call him Robin.

I don't think the Nottingham connection would occur to most people.

I know that its now used as a girl's name as well in the UK but I'm surprised by posters saying they would automatically assume it's a girls name (unless they live in the US). Most well-know Robins are male - Robin Hood, Robin Day, Robin Williams, Robin Thicke, etc and according to Wikipedia
" In 2014, 88% of babies named Robin in England were boys"

So definitely more of a boys name than a girls, at least in England/UK.

Robin is lovely.

Robin is lovely, I definitely prefer it over Edward. I would think however he would get the Robin Hood jokes if he grows up in Nottinghamshire but that's not necessarily a bad thing at least he'll be memorable!

Edward every time. Ed is cool.

Robin is pathetically wet even as a girls name. What boy or man wants to be name after a small bird?

Edward, Robin is awful

We have an Edward (who's now almost 36 with his own family!) and always called him by his full name, but from the day he started school he became Ed, and now we are the only ones who use his full name.....

Edward is much better. I really don't like the name Robin. It's quite a weak sounding name. Also now makes me think of psychotic sweet Robin from Game Of Thrones!

Plus you can shorten Edward to Teddy which is adorable

Suprised at all the posters saying Robin is a girls name though It was a male name long before it went unisex.

Kim used to be a male name now it's predominantly female.

Edward. 100%. It's classic and timeless with tons of nn choices. Robin sounds like quite a weak, vulnerable name to me.

Teddy is lovely for a child and Ed is fab for a teenager. I don't think you can go wrong with Edward.