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Autumn Wren - please tell me it's ok?

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LovedByAll · 05/01/2017 19:00

Baby girl is 4 weeks old. We love Autumn Wren. Is it just too 'Yankee'? Sad

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Namechangenurseryconcerns · 05/01/2017 19:49

I like the name Autumn but I don't think I would use it for a winter baby.
Although I guess 4 weeks ago was technically still Autumn?

RenovatingHouseWithKids · 05/01/2017 19:47

Love it!

UsedToBeAPaxmanFan · 05/01/2017 19:32

Honestly? I think it's a bit too much. But if Wren is the middle name them most people won't know that she's even called that once she's older. Autumn is ok, I know a couple of Autumns, it's not that unusual.

Your baby, your choice.

howtheheckdoidealwiththis · 05/01/2017 19:30

I think it's a beautiful name.

Soubriquet · 05/01/2017 19:29

I like it

Really pretty

ElspethFlashman · 05/01/2017 19:24

I know a Wren. Everyone likes it, even the grandparents.

Autumn isn't my fave though. It is a bit American, somehow.

MollyHuaCha · 05/01/2017 19:22

It's an amazing name for a highly successful actor, singer, author, Wimbledon winner. It's an embarrassing name for a teacher, soldier, barrister, shop assistant, accounts manager...

pizzaparty · 05/01/2017 19:19

I think it's gorgeous

OutDamnedWind · 05/01/2017 19:18

I love it, but think it would probably be a bit 'too much' for me to use it in real life.

Then again, middle names are hardly used...

BeBe2017 · 05/01/2017 19:17

Autumn is in the top 150! It's definitely getting popular.

I think it's nice, OP.

Gallavich · 05/01/2017 19:14

Too much. Neither are commonly used as names which is fine per se but both together is excessive.

GerundTheBehemoth · 05/01/2017 19:11

There is an American species of bird called Winter Wren (scientific name Troglodytes hlemalis). But you are OK with Autumn Wren.

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LovedByAll · 05/01/2017 19:10

Yeah, Wren would be the middle name. Seems like mixed views...

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HopperBusTicket · 05/01/2017 19:08

Personally I think either is fine but together they are a bit much and do sound like a pedigree dog or horse. Sorry. But in the end it's whether you like it. If Wren is a middle name it will rarely be used anyway.

MrsUnderwood · 05/01/2017 19:06

It's beautiful. I love nature names and it conjures up lovely images in my head.

DorotheaHomeAlone · 05/01/2017 19:06

One or the other, please. That sounds like a breed name.

BrightRedSpinner · 05/01/2017 19:02

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