[name]Robin[/name] is being used as a full name where I live now, and I like it as a full name. But my grandfather is [name]Robert[/name], so maybe [name]Robert[/name] with the nickname [name]Robin[/name] would be a better option?
[name]Do[/name] you [name]Robin[/name] should stay as a nickname, or is it a fresh option? Or has it, perhaps, moved over to the girls section? :eek:
What would you pair [name]Robin[/name]/[name]Robert[/name] with?
I can see [name]Robin[/name] coming back as a full name for boys, however, I prefer [name]Robert[/name] nn [name]Robin[/name].
I know a baby boy named [name]Robin[/name]. I have met females with this name or the [name]Robyn[/name] version which I don’t care for.
To me [name]Robin[/name] is naturey & more modern or on-trend for a boy right now. [name]Robert[/name] is a bit of a cast aside classic imo. I really like [name]Bert[/name] best as it’s nickname. I could see either [name]Robert[/name] or [name]Robin[/name] on a little boy with hipster parents- both choices are delightfully rare.
I have never met a [name]Robert[/name] called [name]Robin[/name], I am in [name]Brooklyn[/name] & to me, [name]Robin[/name] has always been a stand alone name.
I really like [name]Robin[/name] for a boy but I slightly prefer [name]Robert[/name] with the nn [name]Robin[/name].
Suggestions:
[name]Robert[/name] [name]Gage[/name]
[name]Robert[/name] [name]Maxwell[/name]
[name]Robert[/name] [name]Micah[/name]
[name]Robert[/name] [name]Archer[/name]
[name]Robert[/name] [name]Zachary[/name]
[name]Robert[/name] [name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Robert[/name] [name]Zane[/name]
[name]Robert[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Robert[/name] [name]Connor[/name]
[name]Robert[/name] [name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Robin[/name] [name]Everett[/name]
[name]Robin[/name] [name]Edward[/name]
[name]Robin[/name] [name]Douglas[/name]
[name]Robin[/name] [name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Robin[/name] [name]Jeremiah[/name]
[name]Robin[/name] [name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Robin[/name] [name]Matthias[/name]
[name]Robin[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Robin[/name] [name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Robin[/name] [name]Carter[/name]
I have never heard of [name]Robin[/name] being used as a nickname before. All the [name]Robin[/name]'s I have ever met, that was their full name and not a nickname. I personally prefer [name]Robin[/name] to [name]Robert[/name]. [name]Robert[/name] seems very plain and overused, [name]Robin[/name] seems fresh and handsome.
[name]Robert[/name] nn [name]Robin[/name] - it just gives more options.
This. Plus, [name]Robert[/name] is a family name and that’s always kind of cool, [name]IMO[/name].
[name]Robert[/name] with [name]Robin[/name] as a potential nn. I think he’ll appreciate having a more strictly male name in the end.
Agreed, definitely.
I actually have a cousin [name]Robert[/name] with the nn [name]Robin[/name]. I always loved it! His Mom calls him [name]Robbie[/name], but everyone else calls him [name]Robin[/name].
[name]Robin[/name]! love it
I didn’t know [name]Robin[/name] was a nickname. It was a full name as far back as [name]Robin[/name] Hood, so I figure it’s a stand-alone. I love it and far prefer it to [name]Robert[/name].
It seems strange to use [name]Robin[/name] as a nick name, I’ve never heard of that. It’d be like using [name]Mary[/name] as a nick name for [name]Margaret[/name]. Like, I sort of get it and sort of don’t.
Anyway, prefer [name]Robin[/name]. But [name]Robert[/name] is fine, and it seems like you’re leaning that way, anyway! As a nickname, I prefer [name]Rob[/name] or [name]Robbie[/name]. [name]Robin[/name] as a nickname seems like a stretch, I don’t know why. Like you wanted to have your cake and eat it, too, rather than make a choice?
[name]Robin[/name] is a nickname for [name]Robert[/name], but it’s more along the lines of a variation. I think in medieval times, this was pretty common–there was Jackin or Jankin for [name]Jack[/name] or [name]John[/name], Dickon for [name]Richard[/name], etc. [name]Robin[/name] is a diminutive variation on [name]Robert[/name] that has come down to us intact probably because of [name]Robin[/name] Hood. It’s not the same as using [name]Mary[/name] as a nickname for [name]Margaret[/name]–[name]Mary[/name] and [name]Margaret[/name] are distinct names with separate etymologies.
I currently prefer [name]Robin[/name]–it sounds fresh and cute for a boy, while having a long and rich history (and “The Dark [name]Knight[/name] Rises” will probably only help the name’s image!) And I only know one male [name]Robin[/name] (middle-aged–his father was English), while I seem to know a plethora of [name]Roberts[/name] and Bobs from my parents’ and grandparents’ generation. But [name]Robin[/name] does seem a little lightweight compared with [name]Robert[/name], and [name]Robert[/name] is used rarely enough now that on a baby it actually would sound fresh. And then you’d have the nickname options [name]Rob[/name], [name]Robbie[/name], [name]Bob[/name], [name]Bobby[/name], [name]Bert[/name] and [name]Bertie[/name]! as well as [name]Robin[/name].
I seem to have made a case for either one…sorry.
Best wishes!
I love the idea of a boy named [name]Robin[/name]. Especially since the last Batman movie came out.
[name]Robert[/name] nn [name]Robin[/name] is a good one too. I’m stumped on middle beyond the typical “[name]Robin[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]”
I love having the full name of [name]Robert[/name] with the option to nn [name]Robin[/name].
I prefer [name]Robert[/name] over [name]Robin[/name], mostly because it is more clearly masculine. I’ve known quite a few female’s named [name]Robin[/name], but never actually met a male with it. It’d make a good nickname though.
[name]Robert[/name] is my father’s middle name so I have [name]Rupert[/name] on my list, which is the [name]German[/name] form of [name]Robert[/name]. Much prefer it to either [name]Robert[/name] or [name]Robin[/name] 
aurora, I had no idea. I always just assumed [name]Robin[/name] = the bird!
The only [name]Robins[/name] I’ve ever known were girls. So, I prefer [name]Robert[/name]. If you go with [name]Robin[/name], I would choose a very masculine middle.