Swan for baby girl

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The name Swan for a baby girl AIBU

Why op? You know it’s probably your hormones which will settle down.

It's definitely unusual, I read a book about a grisly old PI named Swan. It's the only time I've seen it as a name.
Please don't name a child Wolf. We had one in my year at school and he was so weird, like he felt he had to be extra "quirky" to live up to his bizarre name.

I like it as a middle name. But do pick something with three syllables for a first name, it will flow better. And if she decides she LOVES "Swan," she can go by her middle name. My younger son does.

Love it. If Wren is ok why not Swan?

I really think you shouldn’t be able to register baby names until their at least 6 months old.

It’s not a nice name.

when I was pg with DC5 our kids decided baby should be called Yoda.
Yoda Shark for a boy
Yoda Yogurt for a girl.

I repeated that story so many times they didn't even sound strange by the end.

Truly terrible. You’re naming an actual human being who had to bear that name for their whole life.

Wolf is also terrible, but swan is worse.

Ava is the same as Eve, isn't it, and nothing to do with birds.

Swan isn't a girl's name.

I mean I have heard kids given odd names like that but in areas where the baby bottle holder on the buggy is used for mums can of Stella Artois at 10am.

'This is Swan'

'This is one what?'

If she’s a quiet child you can refer to her as Mute Swan

Utterly ridiculous. Please don’t do this to your child.

Nope, I wouldn't. Although to be fair, I'm not actually sure why it's any more ridiculous than calling your child Wren, Lark, Robin etc., all of which seem to be pretty trendy names at the moment. Maybe use as a middle name?

FFS. Don't be stupid.

'Stop looking at me Swannnnnn!'

Plus, as the only bird with an erectile penis, thus used as a symbolic male protagonist in mythical stories about rape (see Leda and Zeus)... it's clearly a boy name.

I read a book about a grisly old PI named Swan. It's the only time I've seen it as a name.
@SirenSays was it not his surname? Swan is a surname and grizzly PI often go by their surnames.

The nickname "Swan" in Fatherhood was given to the lady (Lizzie) by his elementary school daughter. Not as a serious name

No Swan, no Wolf, no Bunny and no Seal (unless you're Seal and then it's really cool).

I love it! But it looks like I’m the only person on here who does.

@ILoveShula It's both. See: www.babycentre.co.uk/babyname/1005371/ava

No sorry Op it's awful. If you like bird names how about Robyn?

FFS, don’t be so ridiculous.

Goose is better. There was a Goose in Top Gun…