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Is Aubrey a girls or boys name?

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Kmills25 · 19/03/2018 14:54

I really like the name Aubrey but my husband and family keep saying it's a mans name, I think it's a beautiful girls name. What do others think?

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MrsJoshDun · 19/03/2018 16:21

Male name.

MammieBear · 19/03/2018 16:24

How about Audrey instead?...

Goldenpombear · 19/03/2018 16:26

It’s a male name

FurryDogMother · 19/03/2018 16:26

It's a boys' name, related to Oberon, and means 'King of the fairies'.

harrietm87 · 19/03/2018 17:20

Male name. Audrey is the female equivalent.

If I met a little girl Aubrey I'd probably think her parents had got confused.

jaimelannistersgoldenhand · 19/03/2018 17:58

Male name is in the UK, unisex in the US.

QuimReaper · 19/03/2018 18:06

It's commonly used for girls in the US. The only one I know in real life is a teenage boy.

Strugglingtodomybest · 19/03/2018 18:08

I know 2 and they're both men.

Fekko · 19/03/2018 18:10

Also an orange cartoon character with a very large nose.

thatsmyjoomper · 19/03/2018 18:13

The local shop where I used to live was owned by an old man called called Aubrey - only one I've ever known. We were really cheeky and used to snigger and call him Strawberry....

justpoppngby · 19/03/2018 18:14

I once knew a female Aubrey- beautiful lovely lady.
Also there's a song called
Aubrey was her name, by Bread, around the 70's, I think.

juneau · 19/03/2018 18:15

It's a man's name traditionally, but in America there are lots of female Aubreys - I think they've just assumed it's the same as Audrey.

LadyTesticlee · 19/03/2018 18:17

ugly boys name

YouCantBeSirius · 19/03/2018 18:19

Boys name

lifechangesforever · 19/03/2018 18:19

I've only ever heard it as a girls name

expatinscotland · 19/03/2018 18:20

Male name. Never hear of people asking if Rose is a good name for a boy, it's always male names for girls.

llangennith · 19/03/2018 18:32

Aubrey is a man’s name. Very old fashioned too.
Are you confusing it with Audrey?

Notso · 19/03/2018 18:54

It's a boys name that sounds like a girls name to me. I used to go to a male hairdresser called Aubrey, however one of the Teen Mom's has a daughter called Aubrey/Aubree and a friend of DH has just had a daughter called Aubrey.

Donotbequotingmeinbold · 19/03/2018 18:56

There was an Aubrey in our family. He was male.

windchimesabotage · 19/03/2018 18:56

Its traditionally a boys name but I dont see why you couldnt use it as a girls name seeing as names like James are used as girls names now days!

ShowOfHands · 19/03/2018 18:58

Boys name but it's going the same way as Sacha which I loved for ds but people are increasingly appropriating it for girls.

MysticFlyTrap · 19/03/2018 19:04

Unisex

gussyfinknottle · 19/03/2018 19:50

Boys'name. Audrey is a girl's name. But if you like it for a girl, use it. I have female cousins with what are traditionally boys ' names. They rock.

Vanillamanilla1 · 19/03/2018 19:53

To me it's a males name.

CotswoldStrife · 19/03/2018 19:55

It's a male name to me.

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