Tristan, Avery

Jaytee501

I've loved Tristan since I first read it in a novel 25 years ago. A friend used to say "a boy will be teased. It sounds like Kristen!"

Thoughts?

Avery is another I've loved a long time...for a boy. I'll always think of it as a classic boy's name. I don't think I'd use it now if Baby 2 is a boy given its current popularity as a girl's name.

Still...thoughts?

Thanks, ladies.

SuperMom17

Both sound girly to me... I know that they are boy names but they just sound super feminine and a little "sissy"- ish.

Mochadoodle

I probably wouldn't name my son Avery due to the fact that it's a popular name on girls these days. I do, however, love the name Tristan. I think that it's very masculine.

TREDgirl

Whenever I hear Tristan I just think of Brad Pitt so super manly in my mind! Although Avery is popular with girls I do like it a lot for boys. 

chapstix7

I like the name Tristan. My DH vetoed hit because he thought it sounded girly. Maybe it does a little? Avery is too unisex for me, although I only know one irl and it's a boy.

hologram87

Just today I thought of the name Tristan and in the same breath thought how it sounds like Triscuit.   haha     I love the name Avery but I feel like it's more of a girl's name

Mochadoodle

TREDgirl:

Whenever I hear Tristan I just think of Brad Pitt so super manly in my mind! Although Avery is popular with girls I do like it a lot for boys. 

blu-eyedwife

Tristan and Avery are wonderful boy names!

JaZavitz

I love Tristan ever since Brad Pitt played him in the movie Legends of the Fall! He was very manly in that movie so I do thinks its masculine! lol

The name Avery is way too popular for me, I know about 5 under 6years old that are Averys

iErica

Kids make fun of anything, so I wouldn't worry.

I like Tristan MUCH better than Avery. 

Sam Buttons

I love Tristan and its exclusively a male name, so I don't think there's a problem there at all. Yes it rhymes, but so what. My dd's name is Penny, I guess it technically rhymes with Kenny and Lenny, but I can't imagine associating the two until I had to think about it just now.

Avery on the other hand is just too popular as a girl to be used for a boy right now IMHO. You wouldnt want him in a class with a bunch of girls with his name.

Dr.Loretta

DH is adamant that Tristan will be a boy's name if we have one. I don't love it, but I don't hate it.

I'm over Avery

Skylight21

I love the name Tristan that's the name we chose if we are having a boy.

provwife

They are both too girly for my taste.

sunlavender

I think Tristian is fine.

coopsbaby

I know two Tristans, both boys. One is about 17 and one is less than a year. I do like Avery for a boy (don't like it for a girl at all), but it's so trendy for girls I just couldn't do it.

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laurasusan:

I would give very masculine middle names to them both. 

I dislike Tristan and while I think Avery if a fine name but I've seen it used on so many girls. I second using a distinctly masculine name for the middle.

hawkeyestate

Mochadoodle:

I probably wouldn't name my son Avery due to the fact that it's a popular name on girls these days. I do, however, love the name Tristan. I think that it's very masculine. :

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TheLittlestDiva

Tristan is masculine. Think back to the legends/operas/stories of Tristan and Isolde. even if it rhymes with "Kristen," I don't think that is the most feminine sounding of female names. It isn't like it rhymes with "Pansy" or "Isabelle" 

(side note: My name rhymes with Tristan - the worst the kids could come up with in grade school was "Bisten" as a sound-alike. Even as a 6 year old, I thought this was pretty weak, and it didn't bother me.)

I first heard Avery as a masculine name; very common in the south. I have only heard it as a girl's name in the last few years, but it is apparently gaining popularity.

I echo the sentiment that a masculine middle name will help. Also, think about how the names will shorten/potential nicknames. How do they sound with your last name? Sometimes the combination of names makes or breaks it for me.  

Avery has never been my favorite; but a quick search tells me the following:

French Meaning: 
The name Avery is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Avery is: Counselor; sage; wise.

American Meaning: 
The name Avery is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Avery is: Rules the elves.

Anglo-Saxon Meaning: 
The name Avery is an Anglo-Saxon baby name. In Anglo-Saxon the meaning of the name Avery is: Rules with elf-wisdom.

English Meaning: 

The name Avery is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Avery is: Rules with elf-wisdom.

 Aubrey has a similar "elf" meaning, but I reeeeeally don't like that for a boy. Maybe take the "wisdom" angle and go with Sage; that ought to throw an interesting name in the mix...!

It's ok to ignore this post; it might be the prune juice talking

Best of luck 

brookelynpaisley

Tristan is NMS.

I wouldn't use Avery for a boy, given how popular it is for a girl 

MissLauraPants

I'm naming my son Avery Nicholas.

i think it is cuter on a boy and has always been a boys name until the last 10-15 years when it ranked higher in boys  in 1998.  It is the French form of Alfred.

 

i kinda like that it isn't popular on boys actually and I think it is masculine.   

 

 

I would also like to post I asked this question on here about a month ago and the post was 85% supportive of using it in a boy lol