Message: "WDYTO Audrey?" - Behind the Name

WDYTO Audrey?

by Lea M (lcgirl20)

11/11/2010, 10:07 AM

I've been thinking about Audrey a lot lately, but I can't quite warm up to it. WDYTO it? What would you pair it with (either for a FN or MN)?

#Audrey

Replies

- New_Chloe

11/12/2010, 12:04 PM

It's becoming very popular!

I've heard of two little baby Audreys in the past year (I don't hear about too many babies) - an Audrey Georgia and an Audrey Paige.

I think it's ok. It's a little bland, it's very safe. Like the parents sort of wanted a vintage or elegant feel but didn't want anything too strong, so they settled on Audrey, which is half housewife, half socialite. It's pretty beige, but there is something comforting and warm about it. It's kind of strange how it's gently dated but obviously not in an unpleasant way since people still like it. It makes me think of a pretty, quaint old house in a bad part of town.

Evelyn Audrey popped into my mind as a combo, because I feel the same way about Evelyn as I do Audrey. Such strange wraiths, those two. They seem lost.

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- erb816

11/12/2010, 11:55 AM

I used to really like Audrey. Nice, classic name. I still like it, but I don't think I'd ever use it. That said, my favorite combo is Audrey Annabelle.

- Anneza

11/11/2010, 10:17 PM

With all due respect to Ms Hepburn, it's always seemed plain, dowdy, middle-aged and flabbily plump to me. Audrey likes her beer and laughs too loudly when she's out with her friend Shirley; she goes shopping with curlers in, and spikey leg hairs. Accordingly, I wouldn't pair it with anything!

- Pink Princess

11/11/2010, 7:59 PM

I love the name Audrey, it's a fave of mine actually. DH is not so fond of it though and his younger brother and his wife had a baby girl three days after our son was born and she has Audrey as her mn, so wouldn't use it now! I love it because of Audrey Hepburn. What about these combos:

Audrey Elizabeth
Audrey Isabelle / Isabella
Audrey Emmeline
Audrey Lucinda
Audrey Kate / Katherine
Audrey Hazel
Audrey Guinevere
Audrey Gwyneth
Audrey Gwendolyn
Audrey Tabitha
Audrey Faye
Audrey Sabrina
Audrey Celeste
Audrey Clara
Audrey Kathleen
Audrey Vanessa
Audrey Beth
Audrey Mae
Audrey Michaela
Audrey Madeleine

- queenv

11/11/2010, 7:39 PM

I can't stand the AAAWWWW sound at the beginning of Audrey. It almost makes me feel physically ill.

- Kelly (guest)

11/11/2010, 1:24 PM

I like Audrey. It is sweet & old fashioned. Not too popular but not unheard of. I actually like Aubrey slightly better because it is a little softer.

Audrey Celeste
Audrey Elizabeth
Audrey Madelyn
Audrey Grace
Audrey Danielle
Audrey Olivia

- Sofia

11/11/2010, 1:17 PM

I adore Audrey! I'm a big Audrey Hepburn fan and the name has such glamour about it for me:-)

Audrey Nevena
Audrey Viktoria
Audrey Veronika
Audrey Natalia
Audrey Dorina
Audrey Melina
Audrey Matilda
Audrey Magdalena
Audrey Lorena
Audrey Leticia
Audrey Luna
Audrey Evita
Audrey Filipa
Audrey Judita
Audrey Ivona
Audrey Beata
Audrey Tamara
Audrey Pia
Audrey Paulina
Audrey Saloma
Audrey Samara
Audrey Sabina

Like any?

- beethoven (blaaarg)

11/11/2010, 11:45 AM

I sorta feel like if it weren't for Audrey Hepburn no one would be into this name. I sometimes try to like it but I can't ever completely do it. I gave up. I find it dreary and posery.

Audrey June
Elaine Audrey
Audrey Louise
Audrey Davina
Grace Audrey
Audrey Janine

- Bear

11/11/2010, 10:57 AM

How can an Audrey be anything but lovely. It has a youthful air to it, yet is sophisticated at the same time. I love it.

What would I pair it with? Hm. I don't have a stock combo. Off the top of my head: Audrey Paloma, Audrey Margot, Audrey Clare, Audrey Lenore?

- Just Jonquil +1

11/11/2010, 10:44 AM

Audrey - I like it, and my gran wanted my mum to call me by this name. It would have been old-fashioned then but not with the trend as it is now.
Audrey Celeste
Audrey Faye
Audrey Honora
Audrey Jocelyn
Audrey Lavinia
Audrey Merav
Audrey Raine
Audrey Rosalind
Audrey Veronica

- Bear

11/11/2010, 10:59 AM

Audrey Lavinia has panache. Nice one.

- SamJr (SamJr7)

11/11/2010, 10:38 AM

It falls flat for me. I think Aubrey is better. I do prefer Aubrey for a boy. On a different note, your signature made me chuckle. I like it. It is very amusing.