Ferrelyn?

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I love this name but no one I know has heard of it.

Pronounced Fair-a-lin

All I can hear is 'ferrel'. Sorry!

Ferret for short??

Sounds like a medication.

Sounds like some kind of medicine

It sounds too much like feral.

I know a Ferryn (fair-in)...

I immediately thought “brake pads” I have no idea why.

Sounds like an iron supplement. Awful.

Not heard of it before. Not keen. It reminds me of a product to treat rust.

Hmm, not sure on that one, due to the feral/ferrous connotations. I do know someone called Fairleigh though, which I think is lovely

Sounds like some kind of supplement. I guess it's a made up name. Where did you hear it?

Looks too much like feral, ferret and ferritin
If you like the sound, how about Farahlyn?

Midwich Cuckoos

Sounds like an iron tablet

Sounds like a medication.

My first thought too.

Yes, it sounds like something you would take if you were anaemic.

Its a no from me.

Not one I’ve heard of. Vera Lynn?

No.
Just no.
It is a name (I googled) but it’s hideous.

I thought midwich cuckoos too! Only place I’ve seen it.

I thought it was a medication something to do with ferritin

No!!!
Sorry OP. Bet you wish you hadn't asked! Snorting at some of the above!

I saw Ferret as soon as I read that

Another one here who thought it was the name of a medication!

It's the name of one of the women in The Midwich Cuckoos. It's really grown on me. It's my DSister wondering about it and asked my opinion. I'm done with babies!

Sounds like fertility medication, sorry.

However if you like it, once you introduce people to your daughter as it, they'll lose the other associations with it and think of cit just as her name