Sounds fine to me. Especially if "their name is Lynn" or "Their name is Alex" or "their name is Leslie". If the name is gender-ambiguous, it makes sense to go with a gender-neutral pronoun. If the… - Rex Kerr - Medium

Your example is correct in English when you don’t know what the gender is. But — “Hi, have you met my child? Their name is Rex” makes no sense to me. “His/her” sounds more accurate to me, more consistent in the English language. But even people who …
If Miriam starts recording “they” or “them” as a way to refer to nonbinary people, I will likely…
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Sounds fine to me. Especially if "their name is Lynn" or "Their name is Alex" or "their name is Leslie". If the name is gender-ambiguous, it makes sense to go with a gender-neutral pronoun.
If the name is strongly gendered ("Brett", "Suzanna", etc.) then it's a little weird because the information is already (presumably) there.
But Miriam-Webster's already ahead of you there (three years, IIRC). Check out definition 3: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/they
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