Finn… for a girl

[whiterabbity]

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.

How about Fern?

@Cotswoldmama ultimately would the child like it, probably not and be changing it as soon as possible. If parents want quirky names change their own don’t lumber their children with them

I'd go for Nigel or Barry for a DD but love your suggestions too 😍🤣

OP this to me is a male name and your DD will be forever dealing with people assuming they're male/identify as male. As others have suggested I'd go for Fiona/Ffion/Fionnuala or similar so she can use that in a professional capacity (or all the time if she prefers) and you can nickname her Finn.

Finn always makes me think of sharks - so might as well have a female shark!

I know a woman called Claud - dead weird but everyone got used to it.

I like it!

I don't like boy's names for girls because it's sexist, so I wouldn't

How about Serafina shortened to Fin?

I like it!

Nope. Fern is nice.

I kinda like it but I’m a teacher and have only taught male Finn’s. It runs the risk of people reading her name on a register and assuming she’s a boy.

I know a Fionnuala who goes by Finn and really pulls it off.
I also know a young woman called Finley - everyone assumes she’s a man before they meet her.

I actually like it as well. It’s more neutral than Barry surely- but perhaps because I knew a Fionnuala who was called Finn

Hammer. Nail. Head.

Dh has changed it to Fiona.

Do you agree though? I hope you are getting a say!

Glad he's seen the light over Finn though. I knew a female Julian at uni and she said it was a total pain as everyone expected her to be a bloke. I would have knocked off a letter and called myself Julia I think.

Wasn’t there a Finlay in Home & Away in the 80s/90s? It seemed ok then in a sea of gender neutral names like Cameron, Morgan, Courtney, etc. But it sounds a bit weird now.

I always think Finn sounds unfinished.

I'd never give my child a name for the other gender. A similar sounding name but more neutral - Quinn

It’s not even nice for a boy.

Finn would make me think male
I've always lived Finty though

Fiona is a pretty name.

I do agree that these days, someone obviously female with a traditionally boys name doesn’t make me think “quirky unusual parents” but “trans man”.

How about Fern? X

Really? It makes me think misogynist.

I like it, reminds me of Fionnuala (the Cooler) from The Sopranos by Alan Warner, aka Finn

You don't need to fall in love with it. You don't like it. So leave it. I personally think it would be cute as a nickname for one of the previously mentioned names, but I'm not the one pregnant in this heat. So he can fuck off really!😂 Tell him no

I don’t on the whole like male names for girls but weirdly quite like Finn. Fenn has a nice tone to it too but I think Fiona is dated and not in a cool way.