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HelpRe: WDYTO Robin?
in reply to a message by Serafina Starstrider
I really dislike it for either gender. I just find nothing attractive about its look or sound. I know that it has a long history as a nickname for Robert, but since it has become so established as a girls' name, I find it unsuitable for a boy, Robin Williams notwithstanding. One celebrity being able to pull off a name means nothing.
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it's always been much more popular ...
For boys in the UK than in the US.
For boys in the UK than in the US.
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Fine but I'm Murican
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I'm American and I've always seen it as mostly masculine. Robin Hood might be to blame for that, but yeah. Robin on a girl seems to have been a specific phase that makes it seem dated (with Robyn etc), but boy Robin seems more timeless.
I also just think of it as a word name rather than coming from Robert, but that might not reflect why it was popular.
I also just think of it as a word name rather than coming from Robert, but that might not reflect why it was popular.
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Yeah Robin has always been more of a boys name in the UK. But Robin is more popular for boys in the US right now. Robin for boys got back into the top 1,000 list in 2015 while Robin for girls hasn't yet. I feel like we'll see even more Robin's in 2016. It feels like a name that should be more popular than it is. If I hadn't looked it up I'd have guessed Robin was at least in the top 500 since it has the feeling of a name that should be that popular but I was surprised to find that it hasn't been popular at all the past decade or two.
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This message was edited 9/14/2016, 10:32 AM
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