Robin for a girl?

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Sibling is Toby

I love Robin for a girl or boy. Robyn always looks artificial to me - maybe because it is. Another saying don't be put off.

I know a Robin (female) and it's a great name. AFAIK there has never been any confusion about spelling.

Lovely with an I not a Y

Seems no one likes the 'y' spelling!

I know a (girl) Robin too 😉. There’s often an assumption she’s a boy before they meet her, but it’s not a big deal. With many names these days you’d have no idea anyway. If you like it, use it!

It's in the top 100 names for boys last year @sylviec. In 2017, more than one person decided to call their child that.

Anyway Orla and Robin were my top picks for girls.

I'm with a 'y' and still assumed to be a boy before people meet me!

I don't think Robyn is ugly but if you prefer Robin use that for your DD.

Snap, I know of a Robyn - female and Robin - male so would assume boy if I saw it.

It reminds me of an episode of How I Met Your Mother.

'It's Robyn with a Y'

'Ooohhhh, Yobin'

I know a young girl called Robyn and a middle aged man called Robin.. I prefer Robyn for for a girl but she's your baby so call her whichever you (& DH) are happy with!

I'm fairly conservative in my name choices, but I don't see why you can't spell it with an I. If I had daughters I would give them all mildly androgynous names deliberately so that they have an edge in job applications, tbh.

Love robin for a girl and agree about not wanting to spell it with a y

I love Robin.

I worked with someone who had a daughter called this and always referred to her by name (not pronoun or "my DD") and for about a year I thought she had a son

My name is androgynous and it really doesn't matter.

I have a Robyn (ugly name apparently ) she has 2 Robins in her school, 1 male and 1 female. Spell it however you like it is a lovely name. I picked mine out of a baby name book printed in the seventies so think it is an acceptable spelling.

Robin (with an I) is on my girls list too.

it’s also only with an i for girls in the top 100 names in my country and the ‘y’ version is nowhere to be seen in that list, so I definitely don’t think it has to be ‘y’ for female anymore, seems quite an old fashioned idea especially as the pronounciation is the same either way.

We have a Robin (boy), I would therefore think boy if I saw it written with an i, and girl for y spelling. However, do what you feel is right. Names evolve. We have met many Robyns / Robins- all girls. Not met another boy in his age range (although we know a few men 30+) so I actully think in the future spelt either way people will assume girl. Congratulations and good luck.

Robin (Robert) is a male name here, Robyn is female name in the USA. The female Robert is Roberta. I would always see Robin as male.

No.

Sylvie is a gorgeous name x

Yes but has to be Robyn

I love it - it was on my list but DH hates it! I would spell it Robyn though for a girl