Should I change my baby’s name?

[Lau89]

I’ve recently given birth to a baby (girl) and in my hormonal/ sleep deprived state rushed into making a decision on her name. We chose the name Quinn which I do like but I’m now unsure if it’s the right name for her. It doesn’t help when people keep thinking she is a little boy when I say her name. Her sister has a more girly/pretty name and I am now thinking we should have named her something similar. I know it can be changed up until shes 12 months but her old name will always be first on the birth certificate. Help!!!

I'd assume a boy.
And American.
Does she have a middle name you could change the order of?

But you should on,y change the name if you really have gone off it.

I think Quinn is a lovely name.

Screw everyone else. Do you still like the name? If so keep it. I love the name, so much so when DS was born I named him Finn as it was the closest boys name and Quinn is definitely for girls in my opinion

Forget what other people think, do you likethe name, and do you want to keep her as Quinn?

I think it’s a lovely name, and would assume a girl.

I have to say Quinn is a surname in my world. When did it graduate to girls' name category? Is it a celeb thing?

@megletthesecond

It's a bit close to quim tbh. Handwritten those two n's would look like a m. I'd change it.

People always say this, but I have never seen or heard the hordes of medieval speakers bandying the word quim about. I honestly don’t think “may come up in English literature” is a reason not to use what is a great name. John means toilet, and a/ is used to mean that a lot more often than quim is used nowadays and b/ is the actual word, doesn’t just sound like it. But nobody ever says don’t use John, it means toilet - or indeed, it means pimp.

I mean, people always say this on Mumsnet names threads.

Lovely name id keep it

Honestly I’d change it, I’m sorry op, it’s too close to quim and thus huge potential for bullying, or she will go through her life with folks thinking she’s a quintuplet with lazy parents,

I think of the Eskimo in the Manfred Mann song 'The Mighty Quinn' but as that was recorded over 50 years ago in 1968 I don't expect many people will make that connection.

I love the name Quinn, its very sassy, it would be on my list if it wasn't very close in sound to a friends name!

I've never heard of a boy being called Quinn either

@2bazookas

Why care what mistakes strangers make?

In a years time her hair or clothes can indicate girl, if that's important to you. When she's three and can talk , she'll tell people herself, I'm a girl.

Yes this.

When my DD was small, she was bald. People kept thinking she was a boy. When she was older she told people she wasn't.

Quinn is lovely! If it really doesn't feel right to you, then do change it, but it's got a lot of love on this thread. It would be sad for you to be second-guessing yourself for reasons that don't really matter.

It's a lovely name. Don't let people thinking she's a boy put you off. People always seem to think that babies they don't know are boys.

It's a fab name.

To me quinn is a surname not a first name. So it wouldn't be my choice for either gender but if you like it for your child then keep it. Doesnt really matter what other people think.

Have you actually changed your mind and would rather yourself that she were called something else, and do you have another name you love and would like her to have?

If so, change it! A good way to do it would be just to add a first name in front, so the name isn't completely changed, and Quinn goes into second place.

And fwiw I don't love Quinn, I think it actually sounds more feminine than masculine, but it is a very marmite choice. Many folk love it though! So don't allow others' opinions to sway you here.

I know what you mean about rushing to a decision while sleep deprived/ high on adrenaline.
My first baby got named in haste, I regretted it a bit but kept it. Second time around I didn't name the baby for 2 weeks while I considered. She was 'the baby'.

I love Quinn! I think it’s nice. I actually like unisex names like Taylor and Andie for a girl (think Dawson’s Creek). I actually have an unusual name myself it’s from abroad and has an unusual spelling. Hated it for a while now I absolutely love being different and people compliment me all the time on it

Once, when my second baby was about 6 weeks old, She was in her pram, on a sheet which was white with pink roses, wearing a white dress with a pink cardigan, and frilly pants (1972)...and THREE different people thought she was a boy!
My friend's little boy was very pretty, with lovely curly hair, and people always thought he was a girl. One day, when someone asked what "her" name was, my friend said "Sarah".
Quinn is a lovely name, if you love it, don't change it.

Ignore the nay-sayers, OP. There are female Quinns:

• There is a stripper called Quinn in 'How I met your mother'.
• The actress Quinn Cooke (played a stripper in Ozarks).

It's on this list of top girls names: giftnameideas.com/stripper-names-with-meaning/

If you prefer another name, why not.
Fwiw, the only Quinn I've come across is the one in Glee, so to me it is a girl's name.
I'm middle aged and never heard the word quim before until I read this thread. I don't think it's a thing to worry about.

My friend’s daughter is called Quinn and you couldn’t get a more girly looking girl and her name is perfect for her. I’m jealous I would have loved to have been called Quinn!

[quote donquixotedelamancha]Ignore the nay-sayers, OP. There are female Quinns:

• There is a stripper called Quinn in 'How I met your mother'.
• The actress Quinn Cooke (played a stripper in Ozarks).

It's on this list of top girls names: giftnameideas.com/stripper-names-with-meaning/[/quote]
Omg I am not sure that this will help (or maybe, it will...)

In case it helps I had the most huge regrets about my son's name until he was about 2. (I didn't realise you could change it). Now I think the name totally suits his personality.