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Carlin

61 replies

MissMoodyMoo · 29/07/2021 22:15

Carlin/carlyn after a family member named Caroline? I've been watching bringing up the bates and it's really growing on me

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SameToo · 29/07/2021 22:16

No

andromedana · 29/07/2021 22:16

Really not a fan, it reminds me of Carling too much

whatacarryon2018 · 29/07/2021 22:16

My sister is Karlyn. It's such a pretty name!

Scarby9 · 29/07/2021 22:17

I quite like the sound but my immediate connection was carlin peas.

Botherfreedays · 29/07/2021 22:18

As in Carlin peas? Was my first thought, so no.

Scarby9 · 29/07/2021 22:18

Charles or Carl would be a male link to Caroline.

percheron67 · 29/07/2021 22:22

Carlin - as in sister for Boatlin, Buslin and Lorryin - definitely not.

Lightningrain · 29/07/2021 22:25

I know a Carlyn and a lot of people mistake it for Carolyn which annoys her.

I don’t really have a strong opinion on the name itself but definitely prefer the Carlyn spelling as it seems more feminine.

QueSeraSarah · 29/07/2021 22:25

Carlin Howe... Cheapest Beer in Britain. Not keen, sorry.

ForkedIt · 29/07/2021 22:26

Why would you want to associate your daughter with the Bates family?

Forstarters · 29/07/2021 22:28

Really horrible, sorry

flowersatthecastle · 29/07/2021 22:30

Carlin reminds me of how people say darlin' instead of darling Confused or of course Carling.

NothingEverChangesButTheShoes · 29/07/2021 22:33

Carlin Bates of fundamentalist christian, KKK loving family fame. Look them up.
How about Carlene? Johnny Cash has a daughter called Carlene.

Howshouldibehave · 29/07/2021 22:33

4737, Sir, Carlin!

Anyone know the film?!

Not a name I’d chooseGrin

AustinPowerful · 29/07/2021 22:34

Sounds made up.

Sounds like Carling (crap beer).

It's a no from me I'm afraid.

LawnFever · 29/07/2021 22:36

No, makes me think of Carling, and it’s not even decent lager

Eleoura · 29/07/2021 22:37

I initially thought it was masculine, like Carl!

Does Caroline have a middle name you could use instead? Carlin sounds too much like beer and people will constantly think its a misspelling of a different name.

Shmithecat2 · 29/07/2021 22:37

I know an Carlyn (knew her as a child, she's now an early 40s woman), she's lovely. It's a pretty name.

StarryStarrySocks · 29/07/2021 22:39

Carlin makes me think of the beer. Carlyn, I'd just assume was a typo for Carolyn.
Caroline is actually a very pretty name as it is.

Yoyooo · 29/07/2021 22:39

In Spain it is a nickname for Carlos, so a masculine name.

MumofSpud · 29/07/2021 22:39

No to Carlin

What about
Carrie
Carolina
Cassie

namesnamesnamesnames · 29/07/2021 22:39

I read this as Colin, in a Northern/ Scottish accent.

EL8888 · 29/07/2021 22:40

Black label?

MazDazzle · 29/07/2021 22:41

I love it!

I know a Karlyn and also a Carolyn. Both lovely names.

AlexanderArnold · 29/07/2021 22:41

I really like it! Strong and still feminine. But I have none of the associations others made (beer, peas) !