Finn… for a girl

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DH has just announced that the name we would have used for a boy, he wants to use for DD. He loves it but I remain unconvinced. Tell me your honest opinion please, we are in Scotland.

It's a no from me.

No

In Scotland and know many male Finns, no female, unless he's thinking the Gaelic Fionnuala and Finn as nn?

Would he call a boy Sophia? If not, then don’t call a girl Finn.

But agree just Finn? No!

Finn is a fantastic name - for a boy

You can call your child what you like (within reason) but everyone will assume the child is a boy, or - when she’s older - a girl who is identifying as a boy and has chosen that name for themselves. Finley would be closer to a unisex name.

Fiona?
Serafina

No, it is a boy's name. There are so many girls' names.

would Finola or Fionnuala work, shortened to Finn. I know a few Fionnualas that are often called Finn.

Brian and Kenneth are also great names for girls 😂

This is what I came to suggest too.

Not sure I like Finn for a girl, though.

Ffion?

I really don’t like Finnoula

I think that’s why DH likes it, because it’s so ‘unusual’ for a girl.

@BikkieTimebelieve me, I know, I like very ‘feminine’ names but DH doesn’t.

Poor girl setting her up for a life of confusion so her parents can be “quirky” 🙄

Suggest he changes his name to Fiona and see how that affects his everyday life.

Finty is an Irish girls name. You could use Fin as a NN.

How about Fenella/ Fen?

@TheaBrandt1thank you for confirming that, that’s what I also thought.

How about Fenn? Musician Tom Rosenthal has a daughter called Fenn. I think it’s lovely.

No, there must be unusual names for girls that aren't boys names.
Fionnulla or Fern maybe.
For the record I've only come across one Fionnulla and I don't think I've come across a Fern

I wouldn't use Finty people are likely to hear it as the place Fintry.

Rather like Finty, or Fenn. Fern is lovely. Finn is a cracking boys name - not fair to give it to a girl, she will be forever explaining..

If he wouldn't use a girls name on a boy, this is a lovely example of the cultural misogyny where it's ok for girls to be boyish, but embarrassing for boys to be girly.

No, Finn doesn’t work at all for a girl imo.

I really like it. I guess ultimately do you like it?