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Aubrey or Grace?

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AnOwlJustDreaming · 15/07/2017 16:23

Thank you Smile yes, I know Aubrey was originally a male name, but so was Courtney, Darcy, etc. Smile more girls are now given the name!

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AlisonHendrix · 17/07/2017 20:28

How odd I've never heard Aubrey as a boys name (maybe I've been living under a rock??!), I personally prefer Aubrey

Ollycat · 17/07/2017 20:25

Aubrey is definitely a boys name - agree with others to go for Audrey instead.

PeterReidFaePeterheid · 17/07/2017 20:22

Grace

Or Audrey, with a D

Bubbaboo2 · 17/07/2017 20:17

Some names that used to be boys names have pretty much fully transitioned-like Darcy and Evelyn. Some haven't-like Aubrey IMO. If you really want to use it I would go with the Aubree spelling

Palomb · 17/07/2017 19:45

I have a Grace and it is so common now so I'd say Aubrey, even though I don't really like it very much.

GrumpySausage · 17/07/2017 19:42

I know a girl Aubrey. A lot of people said 'oh that's usually a boys name' when she was born but people are used to it now. I don't think it'll be an issue.

I do prefer Grace though. Confused

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AnOwlJustDreaming · 17/07/2017 19:36

Yes, but double the amount of girls were given the name to boys.

Is Courtney and Darcy also a boys name then?

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MikeUniformMike · 17/07/2017 17:08

Aubrey is a boy's name and an unattractive one at than. Audrey is a girl's name.
Grace is a pretty name but it is popular, not without reason.

Kazzawazza69 · 17/07/2017 16:57

I don't like Aubrey for a boy or a girl I'm afraid. Grace is lovely but it is soooo popular!

Aquamarine1029 · 17/07/2017 16:53

I love Aubrey. Listen to the song "Aubrey" by Bread. Actually, I love Grace as the middle name with Aubrey.

PoppyPopcorn · 16/07/2017 20:24

Definitely Grace.

BillywigSting · 16/07/2017 18:11

(The Aubrey that I know is Irish though, definitely not African American!)

BillywigSting · 16/07/2017 18:09

Both lovely names but Aubrey is a boys name sorry. My dad's best man was called Aubrey. I had a friend in school called Grace who suited her name perfectly, and know a toddler Grace now. have a boy too so you can have both namesWink

Jivebunny89 · 16/07/2017 18:06

I'm a 27 year-old Grace and am grateful that it's gotten trendy so I don't have an "old lady" name just yet.

LucieLucie · 16/07/2017 17:36

Are you in the uk?

Aubrey strikes me as a kind of 'backward' name like Audrey with a B and yes to male African American.

Grace is a lovely name.

The two are entirely different and not really comparable.

Ropsleybunny · 16/07/2017 17:20

Grace 110%

Luncharmstrong · 16/07/2017 17:18

Aubrey if you don't mind your daughter and yourself saying Aubrey not Audrey all of your lives

OvO · 16/07/2017 17:04

Aubrey.

Grace is lovely but there's 27625352 of them.

bridgetreilly · 16/07/2017 16:47

Audrey would be a much better choice.

JimmysMum1988 · 15/07/2017 20:56

Aubree

It's different I like it

BuzzKillington · 15/07/2017 20:26

I love Aubrey - but it is a boy's name.

No to Grace - too common.

ilivebythesea · 15/07/2017 20:20

Aubree is the female version, nn Bree. Popular in America and Australia. In France it has an accent over the first e. I love it!

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SuperBeagle · 15/07/2017 20:13

Grace

Or Audrey

chantico · 15/07/2017 19:47

Grace.

Aubrey if she turns out to be he.

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