Fawn?

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Thoughts?

One of Tig's twins in Sons of Anarchy. Nope.

Fern is quite nice.

Fawn James is the daughter (and inheritor) of the estate of the “King of Soho” Paul Raymond, who made all his dish through - well - porn.

That’s the only Fawn that springs to mind.

Maybe choose something else, Fawn also sounds like a character from Knots Landing or something x

I would assume that you were pronouncing thorn badly

I once knew someone who called their daughter Fern. She was actually called Felicity, Elizabeth, Something beginning with R and then N. And they called her Fern.

I think it’s quite nice, although very unusual.

Really don't like it, for so many of the reasons already mentioned.

As in baby deer. Or to faff and pander.

Nope.

My first thought was baby deer, so I was thinking doe-eyed, leggy, gangly, gentle creature. I think names that have strong associations with certain physical attributes are to be avoided as it could be a millstone around the person’s neck. Fawn might grow up to be be a short and stolid RFU hooker rather than a Holly Willoughby type, Thor might become an introverted Oxford philologist. Some names seem to presume a certain path for the child. I’d make a shocking Pixie for example.
Other posters have still worse associations like the verb to fawn, which really isn’t good.

Light drizzle lol @ "I'd make a shocking Pixie", I myself would make a terrible Grace, always dropping stuff and falling over!

OP I'm not Keen on fawn, prefer Fern or yy Dawn, due a comeback surely!

I know a Faun, it's nice!

Not unless you want them to have to deal with the tag of “icator”

No to Fawn from me.

Fawn porn. No.

I quite like it but I love nature names. Not sure about the “to fawn over” connection, that puts me off a little. I also like Fallon which is quite similar and really pretty. X

I know a Fawn. Love the name, but wouldn’t be brave enough to use it myself.

I love it.

It means a young deer in its first year, so kind of like calling a child lamb, calf or foal.

I would hate to be called Fawn.

Baby deer? Why give your child such a weak name when there are so many beautiful, strong names out there that won’t negatively set your child (who will be an adult one day) apart before they’ve had the chance to meet someone.

I don't really like it. As others have said, Fern is better. However, I have heard of worse suggested that Fawn.

I know someone called Fawn, she is reasonably nice. I have heard worse, but it isn't setting my world on fire.

I quite like it but it's a delicate name and would suit a certain type as others have said.

I'm wary of names which bring up an image of what someone should look like bearing that name.

Fern is nicer I agree.

Fawn might grow up to be be a short and stolid RFU hooker rather than a Holly Willoughby type

Quite!

Just remember that the child will one day be an adult starting at university or at work - what name do you think they would like to introduce themselves as. Several of my teenage DD's school friends have legally changed names that their parents thought was cute - for a baby!

It sounds a bit 1970s American to me.