Thoughts on the name Autry?

Tisharp · November 2011

What are the board's thoughts on the name Autry, for a boy?

HannahO28 · November 2011

What are it's origins?

526SadieSadie · November 2011

If you're huge, and I mean HUGE Gene Autry fans, I guess it's fine.

Eck.

Tisharp · November 2011

Here's some info I found in a quick search:

French and English: habitational name from any of the places in France named Autrey or Autry.
French: from the Old French personal name Audry, from Germanic Aldric ?ancient power?. There are also places in Allier, Ardennes, and Loiret (at least) bearing this name; it could be a habitational name from any of them.

aimee1899 · November 2011

It's a surname, right? As in Gene Autry, the cowboy singer.

jgengo0 · November 2011

I think of House Autry Mills (lots of products at the grocery store)

Are you Southern? If so I think it is OK. If not then for some reason no.

Also (side note) It sounds a lot like Audrey if you don't hear it right or when said fast.

queenbone · November 2011

I think Gene would be better.

Eliesc2 · November 2011

I agree with PP, I think it could get confused with Audrey.

Tisharp · November 2011

Oh, it's not like it's a name I'd for sure choose right now. It's just on a long list of names I've kept over the years, that I've found interesting. lol

I like it, but it's not like a done deal for a kid or something. Just wondering what people's thoughts are. Just bored and curious.

Loganswife · November 2011

It's nms, but it is not terrible.

taintedblue · November 2011

It sounds very similar to Audrey, and I think a lot of people would mistake it for that.

TBsquared · November 2011

taintedblue:
It sounds very similar to Audrey, and I think a lot of people would mistake it for that.

This! not to mentions its awkward to say and just plain ugly really

MrsSutton0523 · November 2011

When I say it doesn't sound like a name to me it feels like it's missing something

sugarpumpkin716 · November 2011

my husband used to work with a guy named autry. i'm not a fan, sorry.

shootingstars00 · November 2011

Bad - sorry!

Tisharp · November 2011

LOL There's no need for any sort of apologies, y'all. :-) This was seriously just an opinion poll asking what you thought. Even if I was seriously for sure considering it and said it was my favorite name ever of all time for always, there's still no need to apologize for your opinion.