My friend hates my baby name

[Reagan37]

Me and OH have agreed on a name for our daughter that we both love. I told one of my friends our choice and she said it’s ridiculous for me to pick a “plain boys name” for a girl. We aren’t changing our minds, and we are very set on this name for our baby. I just hope if people don’t like the name and are rude about it when she’s here, it will grow on them the more they think about it. Should I be worried?

Cute name, don't worry about your friend, and don't tell anyone else!

I love it!
Always associated this name with a girl tbh

@Queenoftheashes

Is it Ian?

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I’d have said Brynn was a girls name. I think it’s lovely , if you like it , use it .

I'm with the other posters saying James, it was the first thing that popped into my head reading the OP. (Love James for a girl btw)

Does it really matter if your friend doesn't like the name? Do you think of her as some kind of baby name guru? Does her opinion on other aspects of your life outweigh your own?

I understand that it can be upsetting to get negative feedback on your parenting choices but sadly people seem to think they have aright to comment.

Just remember that it is up to you and don't let your friends opinion affect your choices.

I’ve only ever known men called Bryn(n) and one dog but it’s lovely for a girl actually. Fuck your friend.

Brynn is lovely and I see it as a girl's name

Your friend is mean

What's it got to do with her?

Brynn is gorgeous and your friend is daft.

Your friend was rude. It doesn’t matter how much you dislike someone’s choice of baby name, you keep it to yourself. As far as if people (I’m assuming your concerns are family) will dislike it, I wouldn’t worry about it. They may think it’s not a name they’d have chosen, but your daughter will grow into it and it will just be her.

As an aside I used to work with someone who admitted she really disliked her granddaughter’s name. She always said that even though she still couldn’t understand why her parents chose it, it very quickly became ‘normal’. She loves her granddaughter, and her name is just a part of her. She almost forgot about it. She was absolutely never rude enough to say anything to them though!

Lovely name and if you and your OH love it, that's all that matters. I only know males with the name Bryn though I have just found this:
Brynn is an Americanized version of the Welsh (Celtic) masculine name Bryn, which means 'hill'. The name has been mainly adopted in the United States as a female name and in use since the 1980s.

It's a lovely name

@Reagan37

The name is Brynn (pronounced as brin)

Yeah, you're fine. Nevermind her. Perfectly unisex name.

Brynn is usually a male name in Wales (Gavin & Stacey) but it's lovely.

It's a lovely name.
Personally, I'd put an 'e' on the end so it is clear that it's a girls' name, but I think it's lovely either way
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Brynn is gorgeous and sounds feminine to me with the 'ynn' at the end.
Is your friend getting confused with the name Bryan?!

The name is fine. A perfectly sensible name for a baby girl. Your friend was unkind to share her opinion. Ignore her.

People call girls James???

I've only ever known of girls named Brynn (or Brinley.) I think it's a lovely name! Ignore your rude friend.

I mean I don’t like it, but it’s not my child. You call her whatever you like.

I think it’s really nice, your friend is rude and in this case, wrong.

@Reagan37

The name is Brynn (pronounced as brin)

It's a boy's name, sorry. And it's Bryn, not Brynn. It means "hill".

I don’t like all the names my friends have chosen OP, but I’ve kept it to myself as it’s got nothing to do with me at all! Even the worst one has grown on me a bit over the last couple of years 🤣.

As for Brynn… I can’t help but visualise Rob Bryden when I hear it, but if I knew of a baby girl Brynn, I’d get used to it.

Is it Steve?

If it's Steve, your friend may have a point.

Bethenny Frankel has a daughter called Bryn. I think it's lovely OP