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I do, yes. It's one of those rare types of names that I think easily fits both, although I do prefer it a bit more for a boy. I don't care for the spelling of Robyn either. Looks awful

This message was edited 2/27/2021, 5:39 AM

All the Robyn's I know are ladies in there 50s and 60s. I don't like robin for a boy

Robin is one of few names I truly like on boys / men and girls / women. I lean more toward masculine usage only because of the Robin Hood legend. It's kind of off-limits for me, though, due to a past association of my mother - she's probably throw a fit if her grandchild were named Robin. :-(

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Robyn is a misspelling of Robin. :-P

At one time, I disliked it for both genders. I am warming up to Robin for a male lately, though. Still don't love it for a female. That may be partly for personal reasons. I went to school with a female Robin I did not care for. Oddly, I think of Robin on a guy as a derivative of Robert. For a girl, I think of the bird, like Wren. So it's like they are two different names in my mind, though exactly the same. I'd never spell it Robyn.

Robin is a family name, used for my cousin instead of Robert; I like it very much and would use it, given enough sons.

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Robyn ... OK, I know it's just a feminisation with a girly y; but in Afrikaans it is the dictionary word for a ruby and is pronounced Rroo-uh-BEIN. Robyn has been used for girls in South Africa, but not that often. I wouldn't use either spelling for a girl.

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David Lodge wrote a novel called Nice Work in which the leading female character is Robin. This causes confusion when she has to spend time in an industrial company where, based on the spelling of her name, she is assumed to be a man until she arrives and arrangements have to be rearranged. One character explodes angrily: her name should have been spelt differently!

I love Robin on a boy, it's so friendly, sweet and gentle. Robin on a girl seems a bit dated to the 70s, which does have some charm to it (I think there's a small upswing in popularity of names that have a 60s/70s vibe to them). I love it as a middle name - it can soften a combo nicely, and lighten it up a bit. I'm not a fan of Robyn as much, although it does have a sort of "medieval phonetic spelling" thing happening for it.

I like Robin for a boy. Robyn is way too dated and should never come back. Robin is ok on a girl but I prefer it on a boy.

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I agree, Robyn isn't naturey at all and it's just trendy/dated. It doesn't even really look like a variant of Robin, more like a generic 70's "yn" name.

to me: Robin seems less dated on a boy since you see it less often. Most female Robins are middle aged right now and thus it losses some of its appeal. I find Robin on a boy very handsome.

I like Robin for both too, but I find it more interesting on boys.

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I'm surprised I don't find Robyn dated. It just feels very urban, city girl.

I prefer Robin, boys. Robyn is okaaaayy....but seems pretty chunky, probably bc of the y taking the place of the I.

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Wren and Willow, especially, are eternally cute.