is wren a girls or boys name ?

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yes i know its a bird !!!!

Nickname territory only, but more feminine than masculine.

However the answer to the question is clearly neither. I have an unusual name, but it is clearly a name. I don't really understand the random picking of words when there are thousands of names to choose from. Why don't you and your partner try it out on yourselves for a few days and see who gets the best response?

That's a cool idea, Nooka!

I don't know that it's a "random" picking of words, necessarily - people choose names for all sorts of reasons, don't they? And lots of names were originally words for objects or even abstract ideas (Willow, Fern, Joy, Verity...Robin...) before people decided to start using them as monikers. Evolving language, and all that...

Girl's nickname or a surname. Not a real name.

Kwini, if you so weary of this response then you'll know why I would urge people to think very carefully before naming their child. I went through hell.

DD has an unusual name for this area but it's not a stupid one which would invite ridicule.

No need to get het up, SoupDragon. Personally, I don't like the idea of letting other people's narrow mindedness dictate my, or anyone else's, choices - that's all. And I think it's very easy to go a bit over the top with the negative feedback - Wren isn't "a stupid name which would invite ridicule". Not to your liking, maybe, but it's not exactly "Moon Unit", is it?

Peace and love!

Well my (female) cousin is Wren - however she is a card carrying member of the "sisterhood" and was actually christened Hilary

It is a stupid name for a boy. It would be like calling him Susan. It's got nothing to do with narrow mindedness. I never said it was stupid for a girl - clearly you missed the part where I said DDs nickname was Wren

I'm not het up at all. I'm simply pointing out that I had a crap time for the first 29 years of my life because my parents didn't think their name choice through.

"don't like the idea of letting other people's narrow mindedness dictate my, or anyone else's, choices - that's all"

What you're forgetting is that by not letting otehr people's narrow mindedness dictate your choice you are exposing your child to a lifetime of dealing with that self same narrow mindedness.

It's like when people say "I love the name xxx but I don't know if I'm brave enough to use it" It's not YOU that has to be brave, it's the child. For maybe 90 years!

Well, ok - you clearly feel strongly about this, just as I feel strongly that people should perhaps be a little more careful when going out of their way to dismiss names and making assumptions that an unusual name will consign a child to a lifetime of misery.

My dad balked at my mum's suggestion of India when they were choosing names for me ("You can't name a white girl India!" was his protestation, apparently), but as you know, India here is quite an acceptable name - the only reason my dad didn't like it was that he was coming to it from a pretty straight down the line, North American background. In the end, I was named something far more unusual, and as I've said before, I love it (tbh, when I was a kid I felt really sorry for the multiple Katys, etc. at school and wondered why on earth their parents hadn't managed to come up with something more "special" - no offense to anyone called Katy).

I've never had to be "brave" about my name - but those who did have my sympathy.

The only one I ever came across was a boy. Well, a man, actually.

"people should perhaps be a little more careful when going out of their way to dismiss names and making assumptions that an unusual name will consign a child to a lifetime of misery"

Maybe people need to be a little more careful when they dismiss the real life experience of posters on here that an "unusual" name can be a burden. It can also be a source of pleasure - but you don't know what sort of child yours will be, or what sort of life experience thet will have. Why risk it?

It's not a name.

It's avian

Wren? No.

my goodness ,i didnt realise my innocent little question would cause such a kerfuffle

It isn't a name.

Wren - I'd say it's a girl's name, and a very pretty one. I would put it on a shortlist if I was having any more.

Robin is becoming unisex, I think. I've only heard of male adult Robins in the UK but there are some American actresses also called Robin/Robyn. And I've come across a couple of little girl Robins recently.

im looking into using this name in the future as either a boy or girl name. it works for both. the wren bird is known as the little king...kings are boys! but also a bird seems feminine so as a girl it is lovely as well. i have heard it for both and it always suited the person.

my name is Reina. my daughters name is Elsie. both are strange and not common but fit us.

other names i had in mind were Eisley, Emerie/Amerie, Ruby Skye, Alys

for boys Cabel Sebastian, Kyson, Remmington(Rem), Maks, Kasch(blackbird)

all perfect names imho....wish i could use them alll!!

My DS has it as one of his middle names. It is a family name of DH's and the alternative was far worse.

I've come to quite like it, though. It's always been used for men in this family but I think it's quite pretty for a girl, too.

Girl's name, and becoming more popular.

Robin/Robyn is definitely heading towards being a girl's name imo. I had read the Winnie the Pooh stories to the DCs for years when DD3 stopped me one evening and asked, 'Hey wait a minute, is Christopher Robin a boy ?'

I'm wondering why this thread reappeared after two years - especially as there have been more recent threads about using Wren as a human name.

I assume OP named the child long ago. sodorable I wouldn't use it (except if cornered as KMC did as family middle name) because these associations are so durably strong.

It's a boys name here in Wales and isn't cruel, what a ridiculous small minded thing to say

I love it as a girls or boys name

It’s entered the mainstream now

Girl

ZOMBIE thread!!!

It's from 2009 fgs, why would someone bother to bump such an old thread?

Female imo