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in reply to a message by Lily
I know two 40-something Australian women called Robyn but in the UK Robin is very much a male name and Robyn seems rare for either sex.
I don't know any small boys called Robin - I think it faded after about 1970, so with that fact in mind I'd suggest that the time is ripe for it to be appropriated for girls, with the nature theme stressed.
It would be a good addition to Holly, Ivy, etc for a winter/Christmas baby in the northern hemisphere too.
I certainly prefer it to Robyn, which seems to be a desperate attempt to feminise Robin as a form of Robert and of course takes the name away from any pretence at a "nature" theme.
I don't know any small boys called Robin - I think it faded after about 1970, so with that fact in mind I'd suggest that the time is ripe for it to be appropriated for girls, with the nature theme stressed.
It would be a good addition to Holly, Ivy, etc for a winter/Christmas baby in the northern hemisphere too.
I certainly prefer it to Robyn, which seems to be a desperate attempt to feminise Robin as a form of Robert and of course takes the name away from any pretence at a "nature" theme.
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