Bobby as a girl’s name

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What does everyone think of this? I love that it is the more masculine spelling, feels cool and edgy but also cute. But just need some positive reinforcement as most current online threads really slam it as a full name!

reminds me of her from home and away

as an aside I knew a bobby socially and she was insufferable so hard no from me

Yep. Then you can call your next son Sophia.

It’s a bit of a statement to give a girl a unisex name that is more commonly a boys name and with the masculine version of the spelling.
Could potentially be a burden for the child.

I have a Roberta that we call Bobby. She was very nearly a Robin but was due at Christmas and I didn’t want it too ‘themed’. I love her name, she is never teased for it or called ‘Booby’ or any of the other mad things people suggest on here.
for the person who asked if you would call your son Jean- I was very very close to using Gene- does that count?!

if you like it, use it.

I’ve never understood why a name being ‘sweet’ or ‘cute’ is a good thing unless you’re naming an animal or nicknaming a small child. Or where the line is between sweet, cute and twee.

I’m short & have always looked younger than I am - not so much now but for a long time, & got utterly sick of the patronising comments. Getting taken seriously was hard enough on occasion without having a ‘cute’ name on top.

Robyn nn Bobby is such a lovely idea! Then she has options for when she’s older. Robyn sounds more ‘adult’.

Read this thread, save everyone making the same points about giving girl's boy's names (and how the opposite NEVER happens

Be proud of your girl. (Robyn is nice!)

Finn...for a girl

I think it's because people focus on naming a baby or small child. It's difficult to imagine your tiny baby as an adult.
But I agree people need to bear in mind that their child will spend most of their life as an adult.

Please don't.

I would spell it Bobbie in honour of Bobbie Gentry. Great name.

Why would she do that?

Just checked and Bobbie Gentry was a Roberta. Roberta Lee Streeter. Very cool name.

How funny...this morning I was just saying to my partner how I like the name for a girl

Doubt future generations will know that film at nursery, school etc.

Maybe they'll know it as a book?

I doubt many of this generation know it as a book! I never read it either, just saw the film, and I’m ancient.

Absolutely love it. Not a fan of ‘girly’ names though anyway!

LOVE IT. Ignore the closed minded bores.

No. Not as a given name. For a start, it will end up misspelt as Bobbi, Bobbie or even Booby. You also don’t know that your daughter will want to be “cool and edgy”. She might be an introvert who wants to fit in with her peers. Stick with Robyn (I personally prefer the look of Robin but accept the Robyn spelling is de facto for girls) and then she can have the choice to be “Bobby” or not.

Susan Maughn .. the song " I want to be Bobby's girl"...so the Bobby in the song is male.. my first b/f age 15 was called Robert.. everyone called him Bobby.. this was our song . ( he joined the army age 17 and that was the end of us).

There's plenty of names with diminutives that could go for either - but people automatically assume that anything not frilly or delicate MUST be a boy's name.

My child has a name that's a girl's name, but the diminutive sounds more masculine (imagine her name is Theodora and we call her Theo). Never been an issue so far. If and when people make assumptions we correct them and it's never mentioned again.

However, I wouldn't use a diminutive as a full name. I'd give her an actual name (Robin or Roberta as suggested above) and use Bobby interchangeably with the full name.

Was a bit of a short term fad in late 80's when Australia soap Home and Away started in UK so seems dated to me but I'll be a lot older than you.

The name isn’t Bathsheba the Lady of the Night. It’s Bobby, a quite dated, boring boy’s name.

Closed minded, my arse.

In your boring opinion 🤪

I think the close-minded bit refers to everyone saying you can’t sell it like that for a girl.

I never read The Railway Children so in my head, she’s always been Bobby. Never occurred to me there was a male and female saying spelling it!

I love it