Message: "Avery" - Behind the Name

Avery

by Jacks (Schuyler)

3/9/2005, 12:28 PM

My DH & I were talking about names (well, I was actually bombarding him because I was bored) and he mentioned how he liked Avery for a boy. I was surprised, not because I don't like the name but because we had always considered it for a girl & I had no clue that he would even consider it for a boy but now I'm really into it for either gender. WDYT? I think that while it may be more popular for a girl at the moment, it does have enough popularity / past usuage as a boys name that it could work (unlike Madison which was barely used for boys & is considered very girly by most). Possible full names could be, Avery Matthew Cole (for my brothers) or Avery Lorin Georgina (for my mother).

Jaclyn, wife to Kyle (06/25/04).

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- Elinor (Elly747)

3/10/2005, 1:53 AM

I like Avery on both genders. I admit I prefer it on a girl, but if I were living where it's overused on girls, I'd probably prefer it on a boy too :-)

Avery Lorin Georgina is a great combinations - nice names and good flow.

Avery Matthew Cole flows well, but I find Matthew very plain and I'm just neutral towards Cole.

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- Isla

3/10/2005, 12:19 AM

I love Avery for a boy. Not crazy about unisex names on girls in general, especially those that I really like on boys. Like Avery. :b

- Nikki (CityGirl)

3/9/2005, 4:03 PM

It's an ok name. I graduated from high school in '04 with a guy named Avery, so it's ALL boy to me.

- Sera M.

3/9/2005, 2:52 PM

It was Fern's brother's name in Charlotte's Web. It's cute, but since I associate it (on boys) with him, and he was a brat, I'm not sure I would use it on a boy.

A is for Amy who fell down the stairs, B is for Basil assaulted by bears, C is for Clara who wasted away, D is for Desmond thrown out of a sleigh... !!!!!!!!!! - Tobias, Jesse, Shane, Preston, Maverick, Rebel, Gibson, Shiloh, and Timber

- delaney04 (guest)

3/9/2005, 2:51 PM

I personally like it better on a boy, but I know a lot of baby girls named Avery. Both combos sound nice, though.

- Oona (guest)

3/9/2005, 2:41 PM

I definitely prefer it as a boy's name, but unfortunately I don't know if I'd ever use it given that the usage is predominantly female -top 100 for girls and not even in the top 200 for boys in the US.

I do like both your combos, though.

- iris (guest)

3/9/2005, 2:36 PM

I like Avery for both sexes. I don't care for the flow of Avery Matthew Cole but I think it sounds better than Avery Cole Matthew. Avery Lorin Georgina is nice.

- Trudy

3/9/2005, 2:00 PM

Avery is all boy to me, and Madison is as well.

I dont like Matthew and I dont like the two mn.

- Kelly R. (Kelly716)

3/9/2005, 1:22 PM

I love Avery for a boy! Since it is traditonally masculine, it is much better for a boy than a girl in my opinion.

- Daddysdancer

3/9/2005, 1:00 PM

I LOVE the name Avery for a boy. It's one of my favorites. There's absolutely nothing girly about it to me.

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- Ciarda85 (Ciarda)

3/9/2005, 12:33 PM

I really like Avery and much more prefer it for a boy. I actually dislike it on a girl. At one point, for some odd reason, I thought that Avery and Emery would be cute as twin names for boys.

It's nice to use namesakes, so I would go with Avery Matthew Cole.

I like Lorin as well. If you were to use something similar for a boy, I would go with Loren or Lorne.

CIARDA

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