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No, it can't.

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I'm from the midwest where Lynn is somewhat common as a name for men in their 50s. My dad is Lynn and it's been a nightmare for him (and my mom.) People have assumed that my parents are a lesbian couple and I used to screen my dad's calls by whether they referred to him as a he or she. If it was a she it wasn't important.

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So nope.

I agree. Much better than Quinn (which I think of as sort of holding the same place as Lynn) for a boy. I think Quinn is too fashion-slavish for boys, just right for girls. Lynn seems to me like it'd be right for boys about now. Or girls, for that matter, but a bit more refreshing on a boy.

I really like it as a first name for both genders, but with that said, I wouldn't recommend using it for a boy because it's so well-known as a girls' name these days and could lead to some confusion. It could still work, though.

This message was edited 8/28/2011, 9:21 AM

I've seen it use for both. NFL players Lynn Swann and Lynn Scott prove that it is usable for boys, but better keep that middle name as masculine as possible.

I only like it for a boy, and I too would love to start seeing it used again (for boys only)

I think it is fine as a first or middle name but I can not see it on a boy. The closest I could see would be Lyndon but even that is a little too soft.

I know of just as many male Lynns as female (of all different ages), so it definitely is fine as a boy's name in my book. I like it as either, but slightly prefer it for a boy although preferably as a nn.

I like it. I also like it as a middle name, though. Nowadays it would be almost refreshing next to all the girls who have Rose and Grace as their middle names.

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I think it's sweet as a first name, but I don't like it on a boy. I'm reading Wuthering Heights and there's a guy named Linton so you might like that?