Avery?

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What's people's thoughts on the name Avery for a boy?

Labels.

Sorry!

Sounds like a girls name. Not a fan.

I think of a bird aviary or Steven Avery (Making a Murderer On Netflix )

Yep - I just thought labels too. Sorry.

I love it. Very 1930s.

I think Grey's Anatomy

Labels 😂 I hadn't thought of that!

Not looking very positive then, I love it!

I am biased because I have an Avery. I love it. Means King of the elves.

I get a lot of positive comments about it being nice and unusual.

Nobody has ever mentioned labels or bird cages!

A couple of times older generation has seemed not to like it/ think it is too umusual.

@anxiouswaiting ah that's nice to know that you have one and people tend to like it rather than seem confused by it!

I'm surprised the older generation don't like it as it's a name that's been around such a long time!

How old is your son? If old enough has he every experienced friends being confused by his name or anything like that?

I think it is absolutely beautiful & I really like different names.

My friend has an Avery. He's a cool kid and really suits his name. If you like it, go for it.

Love it

I assumed it was a girls name when I read the thread title. It's very feminine sounding to me.

All I think of are labels.

@theseriousmoonlight I think it's a really cool sounding name! Love that a few people have got it and it's not completely unheard of.

The only other name I have in mind is Freddy (shortened to Fred)

Avery Fred together I think are quite sweet!!

Love it

It's kind of "different" but in a predictable and getting popular way, I know a couple of them and it strikes me as "ooooooo aren't we interesting and different"

And it sounds like Aviaey

Aviary it sounds like aviary

It’s for the birds

Avery Berkel.

Never seen it used as a name but I would have assumed a girl too.

I think a lot of people presume it's a girls name as it does sound similar to a lot of girls names used nowadays. But it deffo is for boys! (I checked) 🤣

Awful. Sound like "aviary" or "ovary".

Also any opinions on Marli?

I love Marni but have been completely shut down that that's a girls name! Seeing if there's any boys alternatives 🤣

I like Avery. The only association I have with the name is Avery Brooks, and he's great.

I don't like Marli, mostly because of the spelling. Marley is fine. Do you like Marcel, Marco, Marcus, Marius?

I like it, but I like the old traditional but unused names, my boys called Tristan.

Not keen on marli as sounds incomplete if that makes sense, but could be a nickname for Marlon?

Dd has a female friend called Avery so I think of it as a girls name.

Marli also seems quite feminine but not if spelt Marley for some reason.

Nothing wrong with unisex names though if you like those ones.