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Don't see the appeal. It's not a particularly attractive name to begin with and adding the E just add a strained, trying too hard look to it. Find the whole ln as fn fad a bore, and can't think of one that looks even remotely feminine.

I dislike this name in general, but I don't really care for it on a girl. However, with recent naming trends, I can understand why you'd like it! Flynne looks feminine, I'll give it that!!

It would be unpleasing even without the -e. With it, I found myself trying out different pronunciations, to justify having the -e there at all. Something like Flyin' came to mind.

Nooooooooo

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Wynne. Brynne. Blaire. MAKE IT STOP

This message was edited 3/31/2024, 9:12 PM

It's ok. It doesn't coincide much with Lynn or Fern in my head - Lynn is a common element in feminine names, and Fern is more obviously a nature name - I think of Flannery and Quinn as similar before those.

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I probably mostly associate "fling" like mirfak metioned but don't think of romance. I think of the action of flinging, which implies force and intent to me; it's not just a toss, but it's still a throw away. When I relate this to personal qualities, I think: plucky, hard luck. I could vaguely associate American literature because of Flannery O'Conner and Huckleberry Finn, plus Quinn as feminine reminds me of characters who were popular and successful. I've seen the name Errol Flynn before but don't know anything about him.

This message was edited 3/31/2024, 6:55 PM

Flynne for a girl: 4/10, trendyish mediocrity, but usable, livable-with, I can see why you'd like it.

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Flynn to me is soundalike for fling, basically.
Fling: like a love affair, or like when something is flung.
Also it's Errol Flynn, romantic swashbuckler hero.
Flint, too - hardened, sparky.
A carefree, dynamic, reckless, romantic, masculine vibe. If it is appealing, it would be more for a guy, in my view. It's just okay on a gal.
To me personally, it's not very appealing though - for me it has a slippery, glib, unreliable quality and I don't like it for a guy either.
I have a hard time associating Flynn with Lynn because my brain brings all these associations to Flynn.
I don't like the e on the end. I don't like an e on Lynn either (I tried adding one to my middle name once and started hating it). An e on Flynn is like an e on Quinn. Extra. Also I don't like the FL- sound very much. I don't like how it feels to say it. Too airy.

I can see this. It is like Lynne, but with an F. It doesn't do anything for me, but the idea is neat. Flynn could work just as well, the extra e is a little awkward imo.

It’s not bad.

I don't like it for a girl

I've never liked Flynn because it reminds me of flem and other such things for whatever reason. I much prefer Finn. I don't really like Flynne for a girl either; the E makes it more unpleasant for me. I do like Fern, though.