Austen?

[Americansmooth]

What do you think of this name? I am a big literacy fan so prefer this spelling after a certain writer

He will get it spelled Austin so would go with that
Austin is a nice name

I have met an Austin before and would probably spell it like that. It’s not my taste but it’s an okay name.

Hmm, for a girl I'm assuming? I don't like it actually, I'm afraid. I did know a girl named Austin in high school and don't remember finding her name unappealing or anything, but just not my style. I think "Austen" would be too confusing for spelling purposes.

Let's see, Jane Austen-type names:

Elizabeth
Catherine
Laura
Emma
Marianne
Clara
Charlotte
Caroline
Julia
Eleanor (spelled Elinor in the book, but I prefer Eleanor personally)

Hope this helps!

The Austin spelling is nicer for a first name. I quite like it.

I assume for a boy, since Austin is pretty popular for boys now? The Austen spelling feels quite feminine to me (precisely because of Jane Austen!), even though very few girls seem to have been called it as a first name. Depends whether this would bother you or not? I don't often like "surname" names but Austen has a nice sound.

I think it's a bit undergraduate-y

I’ve only heard it for a boy and only in American movies, but if that doesn’t bother you I don’t think it’s bad although I’d go with Austin

For a girl? I am not keen on surnames for first names mostly and so dislike Austin too (though would assume boy with this spelling).

It's a lovely sounding name for either sex.

Can confirm that Austin is a boys' name over here in the US, but Austin on a girl would just suggest that she is either 1) a tomboy or 2) Southern. Either way, not bad associations and I think of a confident girl who can hang with the boys :) It's not unattractive at all and is perfectly suitable imo. She may wish to have a more decidedly feminine name, so you are taking that risk. Fun fact: the former (female) dean of Harvard goes by Drew.

Powers.

I like it!

I know it as a boys' name -not common, but not unusual to hear - and would spell it with an i.

This is an example of when I think 'different' spellings do nothing but add confusion, although I actually quite like it as a name for either sex.

Like others have said, curious as to whether this is a boy or girl suggestion...

Sounds like a surname.