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[Opinions] Re: John Aubrey (m)
I will never give up the fight to keep Aubrey as a male name. Others you might like:John Patrick (an oldie but a goodie)
John Matthias
John August
John Cormac
John Oliver
John Finlay ("-lee")
John Alexander
John Somerled (neat meaning)
John Pellinore (for the Arthurian Tales fan in you)
John Makepeace
John Emeric / Emmerich
John How wonderful to see someone considering John as a formal name. Jack is a nice nn, but it always feels like a nn and I miss being introduced to Johns. There are getting rarer and rarer. :-)
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You have heard of THE John Aubrey, of course? The one who wrote the Brief Lives? Do yourself a major favour, if not!And, about 20 years ago I taught a boy whose school nn was Aubrey. Don't ask me why. He was skinny with huge dark-grey eyes and looked nocturnal. Can't recall his actual fn; could have been Anthony.I've never seen Aubrey on a South African girl. Might you emigrate?
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No. I haven't heard of John Aubrey or "Brief Lives." I'm off to look it up and check it out. Thanks!ETA: Too cool. Historical biography is my favorite genre. And I'm really into baroque England and the Stuart court right now. This should be right up my alley. I can't think why I've never heard of him. Or perhaps I did and subliminally remembered it? I'll try to get a hold of a copy and put it on my long list of "to be read." Thanks so much. :-)

This message was edited 3/31/2011, 10:29 AM

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I think you are losing Aubrey. Dropped out of the top 1000 for boys in 2002, now around 41 for girls and sounds and looks like Audrey.Not saying, don't fight, but it's a tough one once the momentum goes this far I think.
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~~~sigh~~~ Yes. Thank you. I do know I'm swimming against the stream. It's the same perversity that makes me cling to loose tea instead of tea bags. (I hate the taste of the paper in my tea.) I'll never give up either fight! :-P
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I will fight with you, Bear! You don't have to stand alone. I too think Aubrey is rightfully a masculine name, and I love seeing it in boy combos. John Aubrey is particularly handsome.
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I don't MIND Aubrey on a girl per say (it does sound so close to Audrey) but I will also fight to keep it in the boys camp! My stock combo is Victor Aubrey :)
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~~~ You and meee against the world. Sometimes it feels like (breath) you and meee against the world ~~~(It's a song but I can't recall who sang it. Anne Murray, perhaps? Helen Reddy? Someone like that.):-D

This message was edited 3/30/2011, 6:21 PM

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OMG! I've never heard of Somerled before but I totally LOVE it! Like, one of my new favorites. Thank you :)
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Isn't he a wonder? The first time I saw it on these boards I didn't get it. You're a quicker study than me. My current stock combo for him is Eric Somerled. I picture a new age, hippy Viking peacefully invading an island in the summertime. Oh, happy invasions! Go, Eric Somerled, go! And if I'm feeling really dangerous, Rune Somerled. But that may be going overboard.
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Both Eric and Rune Somerled are fantastic! How about Evren Somerled? :) I've been looking for a MN for Evren... same goes for Otto.... Otto Somerled? I'd like some combos with Somerled as the FN too. I'll have to make a separate post as not to hijack this one, lol
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Oh, a Somerled thread would be most welcome. I thought Evren was feminine, but now I see it is unisex. It sound fantastic with Somerled. There's a summer twilight feeling about it. :-)
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Eric Somerled is epic. I just have to get in on the Somerled love, because I've had some for him for a long time, too. :)Bear, you will probably love Aubrey Somerled. It's a combo I've had for a long time that used to be one of my very favorites! It makes me think of a medieval guy planting in a field, but he secretly has some mad archery skills. I also like Beathan Somerled.

This message was edited 3/30/2011, 5:09 PM

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Aubrey Somerled is cool beans!!!Stellar
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