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Aubrey

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chocolateespresso · 16/02/2024 17:30

What do you think about the name Aubrey for a girl?

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43ontherocksporfavor · 17/02/2024 09:40

Dislike it.

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Igneococcus · 17/02/2024 09:31

I'd wonder if her parents were a fan of Patrick O'Brian's Master&Commander series.

WillYouPutYourCoatOn · 17/02/2024 09:26

It's a boy's name.

Your daughter will have a life of "no, not Audrey, Aubrey"

Mummyto2littleones · 17/02/2024 09:18

I have a 2 year old daughter called Aubrey and only ever once has someone confused it with Audrey. Also nobody has commented it on being a man’s name. I know of one other little girl with the same name who is 3 years old.

Fullofconfusion · 16/02/2024 23:59

Maireas · 16/02/2024 20:26

Are you sure it wasn't Audrey?.

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Nope. Definitely Aubrey although spelt without the e, Aubry

my friend’s mum is called Audrey…I find that much more old lady-ish

DappledThings · 16/02/2024 23:53

WhatNoUsername · 16/02/2024 23:47

Jamie has been a unisex name for years. Sometimes spelt differently but not always. Elliott not so much!!!

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Not to me. I would assume Jamie was male until I met them and if it was a woman I would still consider them to have a boy's name and feel a bit sorry for them. Jaime is a Spanish male name, spelling it like that doesn't make it a girl's name either.

ConfusedSheila · 16/02/2024 23:48

I would 100% assume they were male until I met them

WhatNoUsername · 16/02/2024 23:47

chocolateespresso · 16/02/2024 17:54

@Phillipa12 yeah I've been hearing about female Elliotts and Jamies - totally new to me!

Jamie has been a unisex name for years. Sometimes spelt differently but not always. Elliott not so much!!!

BinkyBeaufort · 16/02/2024 23:41

It was my great grandfather's name, so personally I'd never get past that.

Kemblefordsnice · 16/02/2024 21:33

Lovely name.

TempleOfBloom · 16/02/2024 21:31

Boys name and not an appealing one, to me.

ChocolateCinderToffee · 16/02/2024 21:19

I wouldn't use it for a girl. Audrey is lovely for girls though.

muchalover · 16/02/2024 20:43

Isn't there a Bread song about a girl named Aubrey?

Maireas · 16/02/2024 20:43

People co-opt boys' names for girls because they're higher status.
You'd never get a boy called Audrey, yet here we have girls called Aubrey!

Pearlyclouds · 16/02/2024 20:41

I think it's a lovely name for a boy. I get a bit sad when the traditional prettier boys names end up being used for girls. Soon we will have nothing left but John and Jaiden left for boys lol.

BadCovers · 16/02/2024 20:39

DappledThings · 16/02/2024 18:34

I think it's a boy's name and only given to girls in ignorance.

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Exactly this. It’s a lovely name for a boy.

Squirrelsnut · 16/02/2024 20:37

It's Audrey Plaza, isn't it?

How about Audélie?

Maireas · 16/02/2024 20:32

DappledThings · 16/02/2024 20:30

Even worse she spells it Aubree.

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No! That's awful.

DappledThings · 16/02/2024 20:30

iwannacoolrider · 16/02/2024 20:26

I like it, There's a girl on Teen Mom 2 (guilty pleasure trash tv) who has a little girl called Aubery.

Even worse she spells it Aubree.

Maireas · 16/02/2024 20:26

Fullofconfusion · 16/02/2024 20:22

personally I love it for a girl.
I’d not heard of it until a few years ago and then an American tv show I watch had a strong female called Aubrey and I thought it was a great name

Are you sure it wasn't Audrey?.

iwannacoolrider · 16/02/2024 20:26

I like it, There's a girl on Teen Mom 2 (guilty pleasure trash tv) who has a little girl called Aubery.

FortunataTagnips · 16/02/2024 20:25

Like a PP, I think of Aubrey Beardsley - giant todgers a-go-go.

Fullofconfusion · 16/02/2024 20:22

personally I love it for a girl.
I’d not heard of it until a few years ago and then an American tv show I watch had a strong female called Aubrey and I thought it was a great name

brussels3108 · 16/02/2024 19:41

I think Aubrey is a lovely girls name!

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