Tasmin

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DH has just suggested this name. We were joking about having a whirling dervish child with the nn Taz and he said Tasmin.
I checked it was a real name and we both really like it.
Tamsin doesnt have the same appeal as we both know Tammys who are quite wet...sorry if you are or have got a Tammy!
What do you think?

Tasmin is a known name and it benefits from being both lovely and unusual. I really don’t think that any confusion with Tamsin would be the huge deal others are suggesting. It also reminded me of Tasmin Archer.

I do strongly associate it with Tasmin Archer but that's not a bad association if you see know what I mean. She was a bit of a one hit wonder and never did anything controversial. I quite like it, although she would have to spend her life correcting people who misread it.

I think it's a lovely name and love Taz for short. I have come across name before as I have Iranian friends and believe the name has Persian/Arabic origins.

The name's fine, albeit not to my taste. However, I think your dd will likely find it irksome to keep saying "er no, not Tamsin, Tasmin, that's T. A. S. M. I. N.

Yeah this as well as the Tasmanian devil.

I really like Tasmin, don’t like tamsin and think Yasmin is only for Disney characters!!

Tasmin is a relatively common name - just not in the UK where I presume OP is from. I like it, it is beautiful sounding. As an aside I don’t understand some people’s preoccupation with potentially having to spend a lifetime correcting how a name is pronounced or spelled. It almost never happens - I have an “uncommon” name - and on the occasions it does it’s usually a brief non-event. Name your child whatever you want.

Same!

What about Thomasin or Thomasina?

This.
If you call her Tasmin people will think you've spelled it wrong.

Tasmin is definitely a name!

Tasmina is Persian and looks less like Tamsin so might avoid spelling mistakes. For what is worth, MN hates all none middle of the road names. I have my baby an unusual but ancient name. MN hated it. And to be fair I do have to spell and explain it every time because it's similar to a couple of other name, a bit like Jasmin/Tasmin/Tamsin.

I'm a Tamsin, and in my experience people are very well versed with checking if I am a Tamsin or a Tasmin. I don't think Tasmin is a very unusual name at all!

People would get it wrong all the time - very annoying for your daughter for the rest of her life.

It's quite an obscure name

I think people are just demonstrating the point that the kid is going to spend her life saying 'no not Tamsin, Tasmin' which may get a little old.

At school I had a friend called Tasnim and also had a friend called Tasnim (Tas-neem) which is another nice name.
I think Tasnim is a lovely name! If you like it, go for it!

I know a man called Tasman. Great name.

For a girl .. Tasma, Tasmin, Tasmina, Thomasina.
All lovely names.

nn Tazzie is cute

Tasmin Archer was on TOTP2 last night which is where I assumed this post had come from but just coincidence.
I think Tasmina sounds like less of a wrong pronunciation of Tamsin. Also gives Tas and Mina/Meena as nicknames, and sounds prettier to me if your daughter is less of the whirling dervish and more stereotypically girly.
Either way Tasmin is a name and I've never heard it used apart from the singer mentioned.
Ultimately people will mishear and misspell names regardless. I've had to spell my names all my life. It's fine.

Tasmin (or Tasmeen) is a beautiful baby name, I wouldn’t use it because it’s not from my culture but is very distinct from Tamsin and has a whole different cultural significance.

I know you don’t like Tamsin, not trying to convince you otherwise, but I know two women Tamsin and both of them are strong women, the name doesn’t come across wet to me at all.

Much prefer Tamsin, plus think child will be forever correcting people “it’s actually Tasmin like Jasmine/Yasmin”
I also dislike Taz as a nickname, but obv it’s not mine!

I love it!

and I think this thread turn a weird turn very quickly with people trying to says “it’s Tamsin” … like it’s not?? That’s a completely different name than the one the OP is asking about? Very strange thread 😅

I know a Tasneem.
Tasmania is named after Dutch explorer Abel Tasman

I know a Tazmin. Don't know any Tamsins but seeing as everyone on here knows loads I just went to check that Taz really is called Tazmin and that I've not been calling her by the wrong name all her life. 😂

Everyone for her whole life will just call her Tamsin, theyll presume what they are reading is a typo or you cant spell