Robin was originally a male name - being a centuries old French Diminuitive of Robert. Certain 'poseuers' thought it would be clever to spell it 'Robyn' for a female name, and some couldn't spell very well, so Robin began to be used for females...

If you want to know why I chose my Mudcat handle - go to my Mudcat Personal Page and follow the link to The Fooles Troupe website...