Need a first to go with Robin

I’ve been back and forth with this one. I really want to use [name_u]Robin[/name_u] to honour both fathers as their middles are [name_m]Robert[/name_m]. But also my mother’s maiden name, [name_m]Robinson[/name_m].

I can’t seem to find a first name I love, which flows with [name_u]Robin[/name_u] in the middle.

I love [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]. But feel [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] is too, cute.

I don’t like popular names like [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], [name_m]George[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] or [name_m]Jaxon[/name_m]. ([name_m]Arthur[/name_m] is also one of those popular names but I love it as it’s my great Grandad’s name. I’m just not sure it’s right to be used with [name_u]Robin[/name_u])

Names I like but can’t use with [name_u]Robin[/name_u] (mainly as they end in N):

[name_m]Austin[/name_m]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilson[/name_m]
[name_m]Darwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Enoch[/name_m] (gp)

Our surname ends in ON, so three N ending names is a tad much, but the names above give you a flavor of my taste :slight_smile:

Maybe I just don’t love [name_u]Robin[/name_u] enough. I could always try for a girl I suppose.

Any ideas would be great!

I think [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] works; it’s not too cutesy or too anything. From your list it seems like you like surname-names, a lot of which end in n. There are those that end in -er, the occupational names like [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m], [name_m]Archer[/name_m], [name_m]Tanner[/name_m], [name_m]Wheeler[/name_m], etc. as well as ones like [name_m]Brooks[/name_m], [name_m]Wells[/name_m], and [name_m]Hughes[/name_m]. [name_m]Enoch[/name_m] is definitely an outlier, but I for one love it and old Hebrew names in general. I think a lot of those would pair well with [name_u]Robin[/name_u]. What about one that is a little more recognizable? [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u], [name_m]Zachary[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u], [name_u]Micah[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]?

Maybe one of these:

[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]
[name_m]Maximus[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_m]Matteo[/name_m]
[name_m]Leonardo[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]

I never even noticed my favorites are surname names! But you’re right.

I love [name_m]Wells[/name_m] and [name_m]Ezra[/name_m]! And the more I read [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u], the more it seems okay.

Thanks

I [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]!!! One that I’d dropped off my list at some point. [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] I like, but [name_u]Max[/name_u] is pretty popular in the UK, not necessarily a reason not to use it.

[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] is one I hadn’t thought of before, but I really like the sound of [name_m]Vincent[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u].

Learthur ,LeArthur,Leiarthur,Leearthur,[name_m]Xavier[/name_m],[name_m]Zavier[/name_m],[name_m]Xzavier[/name_m],[name_m]Alexander[/name_m],[name_m]Leander[/name_m],[name_m]Gulliver[/name_m],LeArthur [name_u]Robin[/name_u],

[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] is fantastic!

[name_m]Asher[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Bridger[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Kane[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Corey[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
Halsted [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Connor[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Tobiah[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Thayer[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Kip[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Nash[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Walker[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Finlay[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]

For [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u], you could always call him [name_m]Wells[/name_m] instead of [name_u]Max[/name_u]!

I’ve always liked [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] as my [name_u]Robin[/name_u]-in-the-middle combo, though it’s probably too popular (esp. in the UK). [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] sounds quite nice to me, too.

Other ideas (I tried to cast a wide net in term of style):

[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Cecil[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Griffith[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Axel[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Porter[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Otho[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Douglas[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Titus[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Merrick[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]

[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] is coming up a lot and having nn [name_m]Wells[/name_m] is simply genius!

[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] is now top of the list!

[name_u]Love[/name_u] a lot of the suggestions, especially:

[name_m]Merrick[/name_m] (not heard of before)
[name_u]Porter[/name_u]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] I have loved for a while with nn [name_m]Eric[/name_m]

A name I didn’t think I liked much, before seeing it suggested here with [name_u]Robin[/name_u], is [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]! It’s a name in the family too. [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] I really like. Though not keen on nns Malc, [name_m]Cole[/name_m], [name_u]Mal[/name_u]…

[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m], [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] and [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] are big contenders.

My dog is called [name_m]Morris[/name_m]! :slight_smile: My fave name in the world!

I don’t think [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] needs a nn, but what about [name_m]Mac[/name_m]?