Comments on: Name of the Day: Robin

By: Baby Name of the Day: Anjali | Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Anjali | Appellation Mountain — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:34:48 +0000

[...] Anjali Jay appeared in the BBC’s recent Robin Hood [...]

By: Baby Name of the Day: Douglas | Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Douglas | Appellation Mountain — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 02:26:09 +0000

[...] Douglas Fairbanks played Zorro and Robin Hood, and with wife Mary Pickford, was part of the original Hollywood super couple. (The name of [...]

By: Baby Name of the Day: Aveline | Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Aveline | Appellation Mountain — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:04:02 +0000

[...] cars – and birds. The Latin avis refers to all thing avian. In our age of Sparrow and Robin and Wren, it is likely that some parents will find her fine-feathered associations pleasing. [...]

By: In Defense of Riley Anne and Evan Marie: Ten Reasons Boys’ Names on Girls Are Not a Sign of End Times | Appellation Mountain

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:36:22 +0000

[...] if you call him C.J. And parents do seem to be daring to consider gender-shifting choices like Robin and Kelly for their [...]

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:00:48 +0000

Russell Crowe as Robin Hood! Well, we all know what he did for Maximus.

Congrats on your new son!

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:04:13 +0000

Just named my son Robin, and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. It’s so perfect for him, and I love that it is both classic *and* rare today. I also think his generation will think it perfectly normal as a boy’s name, even if my generation thinks of it as a girl’s name. Also, the new Robin Hood movie with Russell Crowe coming out in April should help remind people of the masculine Robins of the world!

By: Panya

Panya — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:33:47 +0000

I’ve always loved Robin for a boy. If I were to name my son Robert [since I know so many, this would only happen if I were honoring someone specific], I would call him Robin.

By: Bek

Bek — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:01:10 +0000

I adore Robin, primarily on a boy, though it doesn’t bother me on a girl (mostly because of the bird). I’d use it for a son if my husband would let me… Alas, it isn’t meant to me. I also love Dana and Kelly on boys, too.

Count me a Robin fan

The only thing I don’t like is the obvious robbin’ sound of it.., lazy robbing.

By: JNE

JNE — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:37:17 +0000

I’ve known a number of Robins – all my age (30s) – all female. One in particular is one of the most difficult humans I’ve ever run across. Robin is like Jamie, though, I have no issues with it on either gender. (Even after my time in England, I have a little more trouble with Ashley sounding whole-heartedly male and Kelly works on a man if he’s Irish, but otherwise it seems a bit odd in my ears, by contrast. Too much exposure to these names on girls rather than boys.) I also think that the possibility that the child could go by Rob makes it a little easier to wear up-front on a boy. Another way that Robin is like Jamie, for me, is that I’m altogether ho-hum about the name. It’s fine but not compelling.

By: Bewildertrix

Bewildertrix — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:03:49 +0000

WANT to use! Want to use for this child. Don’t have the ovaries right now. Middle name idea along with Ashley and Kelly.

Undoubtedly an ultra fresh pick for a boy here. Actually, I never see it on young girls either so bonus points for that.

I detest the Robyn spelling which is the ‘default female spelling’ here in NZ.