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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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BrightGreenGoose · 16/02/2024 18:02

It's a boys name to me. Wasn't Boycie in Only Fools and Horses called Aubrey? That's who I think of first.

AuntieStella · 16/02/2024 18:02

I see it mainly as a boys name

I wouldn't use Audrey as long as there's still a Corrie character of that name (you may or may not watch, but she's been in since the early 1980s so is one of the very well known matriarchs)

AmaryllisChorus · 16/02/2024 18:01

I like it. Makes me think of Aubrey Plaza too - definitely not a boy! It's a unisex name .

Freysimo · 16/02/2024 18:00

I had a boss (male) called Aubrey but Bread did a beautiful song called Aubrey about a girl.

Viewfrommyhouse · 16/02/2024 17:57

I know a little girl called Aubrey. I think it's lovely. There was also the song 'Aubrey' by Bread. Beautiful song, about a woman.

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chocolateespresso · 16/02/2024 17:57

@PoppingTomorrow Why? Aubrey Plaza is not a boy.

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chocolateespresso · 16/02/2024 17:54

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

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PoppingTomorrow · 16/02/2024 17:54

It's a boy's name.

hottchocolate · 16/02/2024 17:52

I like it and I think it's not so unusual that people will not understand. I had Aubrey on my baby list for a girl and I know an Aubrey so I predict it will be popular over the next few years.

MolkosTeenageAngst · 16/02/2024 17:47

I would see Aubrey as a boys name. Audrey is a girls name, although I think it has quite a different vibe to Aubrey!

Phillipa12 · 16/02/2024 17:46

I have an Aubrey, HE is 16. I also have an Elliott, He is 10 and today for the first time we met another Elliott who was female.

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chocolateespresso · 16/02/2024 17:45

Ahhh I hadn't thought of Audrey hmm thanks I'll have to think about that.

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Onelife2024 · 16/02/2024 17:40

I like it! Nice two syllable name which sounds simple and pretty, but also strong. You will get people mishearing it as Audrey though, if that bothers you?

oldnorsesaga · 16/02/2024 17:32

I like sound of Aubrey, but hate idea of using boys names on girls, but name in question is too soft for a boy to be named it.
Also same thing for other names that changed gender recently

That said, Aubrey has nice sound and nice look.

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