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boys middle name Erin

I am planning to give my baby boy my middle name which is Erin.  It is listed as a unisex name but it is more commonly used for a girl. I've been questioning my choice lately.  Do you think he could possibly be teased for it. I am thinking of just switching it to Aaron since it sounds similar.  My name is Kristen Erin so I wanted him to be Christian Erin
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I pronounce erin and aaron the same...id spell it the a way
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I would probably spell it Aaron.
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Oh yeah stick with Aaron
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5787844 tn?1376078984
My mother in laws middle name is Jean so she gave my husband gene as a middle name. So i totally get what youre doing.

How about taking the Irish spelling? Eirann. It looks more masculine and its sorta a conversation piece. Its literally the Irish word for Ireland.
Just a thought.


Also. Ive known people for years who never knew my middle name. So how would he get teased? Unless he goes around saying heyyyyy my middle name is.... lol
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6665798 tn?1385627441
You could spell it like "Eryn"? I dont think its girly at all :)
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Sorry, but I agree with the others.  I've never seen the name Erin used for a boy.  (And I see lots of names each day in  patient's paperwork, etc. ) I really think it's a girl's name.  If I were you,  I'd change it to Aaron.  
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well I live in ireland, and the name erin is a very common irish boys name! you can spell it either way erin or aaron! so I think its a lobely bays name! :-)
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5787844 tn?1376078984
Im with Hannah.  I used to live in Ireland.
Hannah, conas ata tu? ;)
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Thanks for all the feed back. I appreciate it....I still feel undecided though lol
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5787844 tn?1376078984
Naming a human is hard!
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