Aubrey or Alice?

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Hello,

We've finally got down to two names on our baby list that we both like and I was wondering which people may prefer

Personally I prefer Aubrey as it's a little more uncommon than Alice but a lot of my family thinks it's a man's name (not since 1979 at least haha) but I'm unsure

What do you prefer? And if you hate both please can you advise some similar names doesn't have to begin with an A

Thank you :)

I really don't like Aubrey. And it's a man's name. Even if you don't think it's a man's name, you only have to look at the comments on here to realise that many people do.

Alice is a lovely name

Aubrey IS a man's name, surely?

Aubrey is a male name. It’s Drake’s given name for example.

I find the trend for giving girls boys names odd - names never go the other way. No boys being names Sophie are there. Which is no more outlandish than girls being named Aubrey or James.

I prefer Alice.

Meredith is an anglicised spelling of Meredydd, which is a traditional male name in Wales and pronounced differently. Meredith itself is not a male name.

I like Aubrey. I know only of girl Aubrey's. I know a girl called Andi as well, which I think is cool.

Don't like Alice. Seems to get love on here but not IRL whenever it is mentioned in my experience. What about Ellis?

A names are pretty! I like Alicia and Annis (georgette heyer heroine!) and also like names like August or Autumn etc which have a really romantic vibe

I love Aubrey. It's no more a boys' name than Hilary or Tracy are. Originally, yes. Now, no. Plenty of little girls called Aubrey, very few boys.

Alice is fine but I find it a bit uninspired.

Similar A names to Aubrey:
Avery, Alexis, Addison, Ashleigh, Amberley, Amy, Abby

Similar A names to Alice:
Alannah, Aliya, Aria, Ariana, Alicia, Alyona, Aphra, Astrid, Agnes

It hasn't changed recently - it changed in 1974

I know a baby Aubrey - a boy. I think of it as boys name, and I'm mid thirties.

Sorry just reading the comments and even though they are both out - Drakes first name is Aubrey but it's also Aubrey Plaza's name.

The website spelt Meredith as Meredith when saying it was a boys name that's why I mentioned it.

Whether people believe it's only a males name is a bit irrelevant because it's not there's plenty of females called Aubrey so it's definitely unisex - if you don't like it that's fine - I've found out my name used to be primarily a boys name and has been used for girls since the 60s but no one would say my names a man's name

Aubrey was a teenage female character in Neighbours recently

Audrey, or Astrid

Aubrey I do think is much better as a boys name, and too many Alices

Olwen, Frances, Lois, Katharine, Beatrice, Elsbeth, Louise, Honor, Esther, Sarah, Emma, Stella. Flora, Catrin, Caitlin, Emmeline, Caroline, Imogen, Marianne, Lydia, Louisa, Adela, Claudia, Julia / Juliet I’d think of as similar names - also Edith, but that seems very overused right now

Also Annis, perhaps

The OP says in her first post

What do you prefer? And if you hate both please can you advise some similar names doesn't have to begin with an A

Suggestions don't have to start with A

Alice.

Aubrey is a boy's name to me.

Aubrey, boys and girls, is far more popular than Alice now.

Aubrey is definitely a boy's name.

Alice is nice.

In the Aubrey vibe (girl equivalents, obviously), IMO, are names like Winifred, Sybil, Joan.

Alice is very classic - Charlotte, Anne/Anna, Philippa perhaps.

I love Alice
And I know you said they didnt need to start with A but they remind me of Alyssa
Alicia
Auri

I immediately thought Aubrey was a boy's name and was coming on to say I preferred Alice, but I see the op has gone off that name too.
Other possibilities I can think of that have a similar feel:
Emmeline (you could shorten it to Emmie)
Sorcha
Others have suggested Avery, and I agree it has a similar vibe to Aubrey, in that it often seems to be a unisex name, especially in America

Avery sounds like a surname to me

Alice or Audrey.