Thoughts on Tamsin?

[MimiSunshine]

We can’t find a single girls name we both like.
I’ve considerd Tamsin before and starting to consider it again but don’t come across it much so was wondering what others thought of it?

Classic
Dated?
A bit ‘posh’ in a good or a bad way?
Common

Etc etc

Our DD is P ene lope so want a name that has a similar feel to that which to me is
Classic
Feminine but not too girly
Known but not overly common
Don’t mind the ‘its a bit posh’ comments we got in the early days

Very lovely name; I think the Tamzin spelling is old Cornish?

Tamsin/Tasmin. I always get in a muddle with the name to be honest. I also think Tasmin flows better although don't like either name. They don't match with Penelope to me personally.
I do like Annabel and it goes well with Penelope.

Tamsin is also short for Thomasin (in Thomas Hardy's Return of the Native).

I was about to say the same - Thomasin, nn Tamsin or Tammy.

Sorry I may be the odd one out but I don’t like it. And I don’t find it posh at all...potentially even the opposite.
I much prefer Anabel (any spelling you decide).

I think it's a Cornish name.. it's pretty common where I'm from in the south west. In fact, if ever I meet anyone called it, turns out they're usually Cornish! I like it though, not too common but not crazy unusual either.

I like it, possibly because I only know one and she’s lovely. She’s known as T(ee) so Tammy isn’t inevitable. I think it goes nicely with Penelope

It’s a bit 1980s imo. Most Tamsins are in their 40s now and the name isn’t old enough to have come full circle and be trendy again. It also isn’t posh at all, if that’s what you were aiming for.

I like it a lot. I don't think it's posh, and all the ones I know are my age (40ish) but I don't think it's dated as such - would be very cute on a little girl.

I really like Tamsin. I would’ve considered it for my new DD only I work with one and didn’t want anyone to think that I’d named DD after her

I know a grown up Tamasin , so a slightly different spelling.

But beautiful name.

Tamsin is lovely and goes well with Penelope. I prefer it to Anabel, which sounds a bit dated imo

Really like Tamsin. We considered it, and also had Corinne on the list but worried about similar issues with pronunciation (people saying CorEEN instead of CorIN).

I really like it and think it goes well with Penelope.

I adore it. I've only ever known two, one's in her 50s and the other is a toddler. I have a slight preference for the Tamzin spelling. It goes really well with Penelope.

I love it. It was my favourite name when I was little - I think one of my pony book heroes was called Tamsin - and I still love the name.

@stella47 Monica Edwards wrote stories featuring Tamzin and her pony Cascade, set around Rye - wonderful stories

@ItsInTheSpoon

My favourite book as a child was Wish for a Pony. But I didn’t know it was set around Rye!

Love it. Puts me in mind of a free spirited 17th century strumpet.

@Izzy24 The vicarage where Tamzin lived in the stories is a real house in Rye Harbour. It’s a beautiful area with the salt marsh and beach

@MimiSunshine sorry, derailing your thread

I think it’s a lovely name. Just as it is.

If you go for it perhaps using the Tamzin spelling will prevent people from seeing it as Tasmin on a quick glance?

I think it definitely had a revival when I was a kid, so late 1960s early 70s. In my experience it was used by “creatives” and some were posh and some weren’t (by that I mean my parents were in a circle with actors, journalists, and people working in the arts generally). I’ve always liked it and I think it may have been part of the 60s celebration of folk history in Britain and using names linked to regional locations. Jennifer (which is also Cornish) was another name at that time which name became as huge as it did in the USA. Other names I would put in that group (not because they have historic connections but more the “feel’) are Jessica, Tara, Tess, Tabitha. Familiar and yet not overused. They came back after lying dormant in romantic novels set in regional areas.

I love it.

I know two Tamsins and they are the loveliest and kindest women I know.

@Doyoumind, you said what I was about to say!

It's a great name. Neither 'posh' nor common (in any sense) nor yooneeeek. Goes well with Penelope, too. Anabel conjures up a completely different type of girl to me...