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I think it's a nice, pretty name.

Sounds like the name of an American teenager in the 1970s, as do all season names.

This message was edited 6/1/2019, 2:58 AM

I like it. It's my favorite season, probably my favorite of the seasonal names. It has a nice, soft sound which fits with the colorful quiet before winter comes.

I like it. Sound-wise, it’s similar to other “Au” names I enjoy, well not just those letters actually, Ondine, Otto, Oz, etc. and, because it doesn’t end in the “uh” sound, it feels very grounded to me. I enjoy the imagery it brings. One of my very favorite times of the year is the first morning, after a long, hot summer, when the air has turned crisp. I’m already looking forward to it.

I really don't enjoy season names. Come to think of it, I don't remember ever seeing a Spring, though Lente is used for Afrikaans girls occasionally. Summer, Autumn and Winter do not appeal at all, but Autumn is better than Fall.

I like the image but the sound is too blah IMO. Sounds like bottom.

I love Autumn.

It is a pretty name in the same vein as Summer. Spring is my favorite season, but I could not see using it as a name.

I hate it. The sound of it makes me feel slightly nauseated, which is true of Aubrey and Audrey as well. That "Aaaawww" sound at the beginning is so retch-provoking. I'm glad that in the US we seldom use the word "autumn", instead saying "fall".

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OMG, my son has told me that he and his partner considered the name Autumn for my granddaughter. ThankGodThankGodThankGodThankGodThankGod they decided against it.

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ETA: If the word "autumn" didn't mean a pretty season, would anyone really like the name based upon its sound? It is not an attractive word. AAAW-dem. It sounds like an obscure Norse god or something like that.

This message was edited 5/31/2019, 7:22 AM

I think it's very pretty, though I like Summer better.