Boys name Torin

[Luckyme30]

Me and my partner are really struggling for boys names. I have literally scoured the internet and the only name I am really keen on in Torin.

What does everyone think?

We don’t want a traditional name that is certain, I had lots of girls names I liked but can’t seem to find any boys names that I like the sound of.

Nice. We have a friend called Torin and I've always liked it.

Really like it. Tor is such a cool short name too.

Love it.

I like the modern version Toren, so nn Tor or Ren.. And I think it looks nicer than Torin.

I've never heard it before but I really like it.

Looks like it’s got a good vibe so far :) I quite like the sound of Toren too :)

How are you pronouncing it?

Tor to rhyme with floor/bore/door or to more like Lauren with a T?

I only ask because I know a Tauren and I’m wondering if you’re pronouncing it differently?

I like it either way!

I would pronounce it rhyming with floor, not sure if that’s the correct way to pronounce it though

The opinion of a random on the internet really shouldn't matter and you should name your baby a name you love... but you did ask! I don't like it - it sounds like a chemical (ricin came to my mind)

I like it. I think there's a tv presenter here in NZ Corin but Torin/Toren is much cooler.

Makes me think of taurine (bulls semen)

Lovely name, very cool and unusual without sounding made up.

I know one and he pronounces it tor-rin

I really like Torin. DH and I had been considering Tobin, but we both dislike Toby (and that feels unavoidable as a nickname). Torin is a similar without that risk.

Very nice. I know someone whose 'maiden' surname was Torin and her grandson was named Torin in her honour. It sounds quite classy and it isn't unusual to use a surname as a forename (more so in America than here). Go for it!

I'm not familiar with Tobin but Tobias is good, Toby for short.

Don't like it at all. Sounds quite pretentious and makes me think of Torys.

I like it! Unusual but not crazy.

I like it. For something similar, Torben is on my list. It means Thor's bear.

Love it! A bit Scandi cool

Love it. V scandi

My mind went straight to Thorin (Oakenshield, dwarf king in the Hobbit).

I like it though.

@BabyMoonPie I know other people’s opinions shouldn’t matter but sometimes it’s nice to get an idea of how it sounds/comes across to others :)

Thanks all for feedback :) seems quite positive, just worried maybe it does sound a little bit pretentious which I don’t like at all!

I met someone with a DS called Torin and she said it was local to the Isle of Man. Don’t know if that’s true!

@Luckyme30 - We gave DD what we thought was a fairly classic name and have had so many comments along the lines of I've not heard that in ages! Naming a small human is hard!!

@BabyMoonPie it really is hard isn’t it!! I had lots of girls name but really struggling to find boys names we both agree on!

What did you call your baby?

I have a young cousin called Tor, his mum has scandi roots