Aubrey

[Spanielpuppy]

What are your thoughts and opinions, heard it in a movie last night. I haven't stopped thinking bout since

Sorry for me Aubrey is strictly a boys name. Audrey for a girl but Aubrey for a boy. But then again I have strong view on Ashley too (only for boys).

Great name... an old name and also the name of one of England's finest illustrators. It is masculine.

I like it but it's definitely a boy's name. As is Elliot.

Avery and Ashley could go either way I think.

all names are unisex really? even names like Emily, Anna, Colin, Tom?

I totally disagree that 'all names are unisex'!

I meant all names I had mentioned.... not ALL names in the world ever. That would be ridiculous! Barry is definitely a boys name!

Ah that makes sense!

I love it for a girl. It's okay for a boy.

Adults in the UK might see it as a boy's name but children won't. By the time they grown up it will be recognised widely as a girl's name and probably almost forgotten as a boy's.

It's already top 50 at least for girls in the US I think and, although I don't know the cyrrent UK rankings and it isn't high for either, I think it's more popular for girls than boys over here too by now.

As others said there's Pitch Perfect. And, slightly older than that, there's a very popular and beautiful children's book called 'Love Aubrey' about a girl whose mother has had a breakdown and abandoned her.

I think it's sad that it might be forgotten as being a boy's name. As a girls's name it seems so brash to me.

I immediately think of Aubrey Bearsdley. Then I think of his frankly bizarre erotica.

I'm not sure I'd use the name, just because there aren't many other connotations, and if you choose something very unusual, the few famous examples of it tend to loom large. Hence why we don't hear of many little Myras or Adolfs these days.