Avery

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LuckyFlash · 13/09/2020 08:34

DH and I both love the name Avery for a boy. I realise it’s a bit marmite so not especially looking for preference on the name. My worry is that although it is traditionally a boys name, the popularity of it as a girl name in the US will take over entirely. Very happy with a unisex name but I hate to give my kid a name that in 30 years time is the new ‘Hillary’ or ‘Leslie’ where men are almost laughed at for having a ‘girls name’. Thoughts?

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FlamingoorPigeon · 13/09/2020 12:36

I only know one child with this name, she's a girl. I wouldn't like to say whether I consider it a girl or boy name based on that tiny sample.
I did however when I was told said child's name wonder if it was a name and why someone would name their child after a big bird cage. When I later saw it written down though I didn't make the association, still not one of my favourite names.

Disco91 · 13/09/2020 12:15

I thought it was a girls name and it just makes me think of a bird enclosure at a zoo sorry.

Aubrey is similar if you like that just without the bird link

Britannah · 13/09/2020 12:05

Sorry but I thought it was a girls name too x

CabernetSoWhat · 13/09/2020 10:03

I thought it was a girl's name. Not keen at all. Makes me think of aviaries and bird muck.

Ellmau · 13/09/2020 09:59

I think it is genuinely unisex.

dementedpixie · 13/09/2020 08:35

I thought it was a girl's name

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