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On a girl, I honestly hate it. Sorry. It sounds so masculine to me, and while it’s a bird name and could really work on either gender, I wouldn’t want my daughter to think she was named after a ferocious falcon, if that makes sense. I think something like [name]Wren[/name], [name]Lark[/name], or [name]Sparrow[/name] or something along those lines are so much better. [name]Pip[/name] is cute, though (and I love [name]Pippa[/name]!). I have a friend with a daughter named [name]Perrin[/name]–maybe [name]Peregrine[/name] nn [name]Perrin[/name] (or just [name]Perrin[/name]?) would appeal to you?
@ashthedreamer: Thank you for your input. Unfortunately, we like [name]Peregrine[/name] precisely because it’s not the bird names you would expect for a little girl. I realize it is unusual, but what I really want to know is if it is usable. I think what you’re suggesting is that you personally hate it, but think it is at least passable on a girl?
Also, I’m not sure how I feel about [name]Perrin[/name]. I definitely wouldn’t want to use it as a first name, but I don’t think I like it as a nn either. It seems even more masculine than [name]Peregrine[/name] to me. I want a softer, feminine nn to lighten up [name]Peregrine[/name] a bit. [name]Pippa[/name] is cute, but I think I still prefer [name]Pip[/name].
It’s definitely different, but I like [name]Pip[/name] and [name]Pippa[/name] a lot. Also [name]Rina[/name]? I like [name]Pip[/name] a lot though
To echo ash, it definitely sounds like a masculine bird name to me, reminds me of [name]Peregrin[/name] Took from LOTR. The sound itself also puts me off, it doesn’t really sound like a name in my mind, I just think of it as pair-a-grin. weird, but I hope that makes sense. As for nicknames - [name]Perry[/name]/[name]Peri[/name], [name]Rin[/name], [name]Pippa[/name] is very cute. If you wanted to go the LOTR route a nn could be [name]Pippin[/name].
I like the nn [name]Rin[/name], too. Thank you.
I think we might switch it to a middle name spot. Originally we were thinking [name]Peregrine[/name] [name]Hazel[/name] [name]Flora[/name] ([name]Hazel[/name] and [name]Flora[/name] are family names), but now we’re also liking [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Frances[/name] [name]Peregrine[/name] (nn [name]Lily[/name])
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Frances[/name] [name]Peregrine[/name] is fabulous! [name]Peregrine[/name] really doesn’t sound like a girl’s or woman’s name to me, but I love adventurous middle names and think it works really well in combination with [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Frances[/name].
I’ve never met a [name]Peregrine[/name] so I don’t associate it with either a boy or a girl. I don’t care for the “grin” sound at the end. [name]Peregrine[/name] on a girl is whimsical and definitely uncommon.
[name]Peregrine[/name] [name]Hazel[/name] [name]Flora[/name] has a nice flow, but combining three nature names is a bit much. I prefer [name]Peregrine[/name] [name]Frances[/name] [name]Hazel[/name], [name]Peregrine[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Frances[/name] or simply [name]Peregrine[/name] [name]Hazel[/name].
I much prefer [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Frances[/name] [name]Peregrine[/name]. [name]How[/name] about [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Hazel[/name] [name]Peregrine[/name]? [name]Lily[/name] is a beautiful nn but extremely popular and I don’t see much of a link between [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Lily[/name]. Prefer [name]Tilly[/name] as a nn.
I quite like it. To me it’s one of those bird of prey names that would work well on a girl, like Kestrel and such.
[name]Pip[/name] works as a nickname, as does [name]Perry[/name] and [name]Percy[/name].
It makes me think of birds of prey and hobbits. Sorry. I just don’t think it’s a good choice of a name.
Yes, that is exactly what I meant! [name]Peregrine[/name] is about as masculine to me as something like [name]Jagger[/name] or [name]Edward[/name] or [name]Timothy[/name], and I would find it as jarring to find one of those names on a girl as I would [name]Peregrine[/name], but I do think it’s usable, just because it is a nature name and doesn’t really have a gender in English. So glad to see you’re loving [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Frances[/name] [name]Peregrine[/name], though, I think that’s fab and I love [name]Lily[/name] as a nn. 
I think [name]Tilly[/name] would be just as fabulous, though.
It’s not what I would choose, but I don’t think it’s too outrageous on a girl. Definitely not common, but I like it better on a girl than [name]Percival[/name].
The peregrine falcon takes its name from the real source of the word [name]Peregrine[/name]: pilgrim (this is retained in our English word ‘peregrination.’) [name]Just[/name] like medieval pilgrims undertook long and often very dangerous journeys to visit the relics or religious site of interest, so too to the falcons range far from their breeding grounds in both prey searches and seasonal migrations.
As such, my association is with the pageantry and mystery of medieval pilgrimages, like those to Canterbury, [name]Lourdes[/name] or [name]Santiago[/name] de Compostela. There’s a bit of Tolkien and the avian association, too. If you want to be quite strict, the -ine ending is feminine.
So although it wouldn’t be my choice, I think it’s an evocative name which could be adapted to a girl.
[name]Peregrine[/name] on a girl doesn’t appeal to me at all, sorry.
It’s not my style, but I like it a lot! There’s nothing that makes it a definitely masculine name, and sure, there’s the LOTR connection, but I don’t think that would stand out to most people. The peregrine falcon strikes me as a strong, interesting namesake - [name]Peregrine[/name] suggests a journey, a fearless traveler, which I think is a wonderful message. I know a girl named [name]Perry[/name], which doesn’t seem odd to me at all.
I hope you use it!
@blade - I like the way you think.
@dovva - I really like the bird of prey name for a girl, because women are not just little songbirds, but mighty warriors and world changers. My favorite nicknames are [name]Pip[/name] and [name]Pippa[/name]. If you do use [name]Matilda[/name] though, please call her [name]Tilly[/name] if you must use a nickname!
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Frances[/name] [name]Peregrine[/name] is fabulous!
I like it 
So we shared the name with family today… It didn’t go over well.
We still may use it in the second middle position, but I think it’s safe to say it will not be a first name. The more I think about it, the more I feel it may be a guilty pleasure name and I’m not sure I want to force my daughter to live with it.
I think it’d make an cool middle name.
It is a very unusual name, particularly for a girl, so I wouldn’t expect the average person to not wrinkle their nose or say they dislike it. It’s easier for them to say that because you haven’t named her yet.