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could I ask your thoughts on Audrey please?

My 9yr old dd watches a lot of American stuff on YouTube and kept mentioning the name “Odrey” wrote it like that so you can see how she was saying it.

When she showed me I was surprised to see that many Americans pronounce Audrey like the example above and I really like it. Dd called one of her new dolls “Odrey”

I’m not sure on the proper way of saying it though, think it seems a bit old fashioned.

I love it. I look after an older lady called Audrey and she is just fantastic, so the name always makes me smile

@Zoflorabore

How would you say Audrey if not Odrey? That's literally how the name is pronounced, I have never heard it any other way

There is an Audrey at my sons nursery. I always think it seems like a grown up name for a little girl. I’m not a huge fan of it. But I don’t hate it! x

[quote gotothecooler]@Zoflorabore

How would you say Audrey if not Odrey? That's literally how the name is pronounced, I have never heard it any other way[/quote]
The usual pronunciation in most parts of the uk is more like aw-dree.

The usual pronunciation in most parts of the uk is more like aw-dree.

Yeah; to me that is Odrey?

Do you mean Oh-drey is how they are saying it?

@gotothecooler

The usual pronunciation in most parts of the uk is more like aw-dree.

Yeah; to me that is Odrey?

Do you mean Oh-drey is how they are saying it?

Do you have a Yorkshire or similar accent?

‘Odrey’ implies a short ‘o’, like in ‘box’.
The sound at the beginning of ‘aw-dree’ rhymes with the sound in ‘paw’.

My error.

It’s my DD middle name and I often wish it was her first name-she’s definitely cool enough to pull off Audrey! Go for it OP

I like it for a DD. It does make me think of Audrey Hepburn. I think it’s a bit feminine for a DS, wouldn’t be my choice.

I love how polite everyone is being about the idea of naming a boy Audrey. @Krazynights34 has clarified that she meant her DSis, not her DS!

Don't like it. Makes me think of Audrey Roberts.

Ok for a girl. I dislike it for a boy.

No, its hideous. Audrey Roberts

Sorry for causing any confusion!!!

I love it. Classy, relatively unusual, but still easy to pronounce and spell. Fits the current trend for more old fashioned names without going all out with a Mildred or an Ethel .

It's dd2's middle name, after her great grandmother on dh's side. So I might be a bit biased 😉.

It's my name. I've always liked it :)

I just had to Google Audrey Roberts. A Corrie character who last appeared in 1982?! Not sure that's a good reason to avoid the name .

@SamuelVimesBlackboardMonitor, you didn't look at the link that Google gave you

Audrey Roberts

Audrey Roberts (also Potter) is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Sue Nicholls. Audrey made her first appearance on 16 April 1979 and appeared on a recurring basis for three years until April 1982. She returned over two years later in July 1984, before becoming a full-time regular character from 1985.

I just had to Google Audrey Roberts. A Corrie character who last appeared in 1982?! Not sure that's a good reason to avoid the name

Google again. You didn't read the wiki article far enough

Ah fair cop, I didn't.

Still, Audrey = Hepburn.

@LizzyAnna99

I love it. I look after an older lady called Audrey and she is just fantastic, so the name always makes me smile

I know an older lady called Audrey who I would also describe as fantastic. Does your one live in Surrey.

Charismatic, elegant, fun - the name will always resonate with that.

I was talked out of using Audrey for DD1 with the Audrey Roberts connection. I love the name that we chose instead but it was a ridiculous reason to give up a name that I loved. I'm sure there are lots of people who still watch Corrie but I don't know a single one of them.

Lovely name. I met a lady 12 years ago with a baby called Audrey and thought it was a fantastic name, very chic.