Austen/Austin for a girl?

TDKitty · February 2011

I'm not sure whether I could really do the boy-name-for-a-girl thing, but I've always been tempted to name a girl Austen. (I teach English and love Jane Austen, so there's some reasoning behind it.) This is pretty hypothetical, as I'm sure DH won't go for it anyway.

WDYT?

theatrekid · February 2011

my ex's cousin had a baby girl they spelt it weird though - Oztyn

MrsThompson910 · February 2011

Since you teach english and love Jane Austen, I say go for it!! It's a cute unique name in my opinion!

krissyh21 · February 2011

I prefer Jane as a tribute to your favorite author. Save Austin for a boy.

lovinfall · February 2011

How about Jane in honor of Jane Austen? I don't care for Austen/Austin for a girl.

MrsW801 · February 2011

I agree that you should go with Jane. Austin has such a cowboy feel to me (even though your reasons for choosing it are far from that), I think it would be awful on a sweet little girl!

andrea922 · February 2011

theatrekid:
my ex's cousin had a baby girl they spelt it weird though - Oztyn

Austin is a boys name. Oztyn makes my eyes hurt.

kmv68 · February 2011

lily87 · February 2011

Jane Austen is my favorite author too.

But, I would probably be apt to name my little girl after one of her heroines, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Marianne, Georgiana, Catherine....you know this list already. Though I probably wouldn't use Lydia. lol

ReniaB · February 2011

lovinfall:
How about Jane in honor of Jane Austen? I don't care for Austen/Austin for a girl.

This!

I know an Austin and Austen, both boys, so my association is it's all boy.

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12bailey18 · February 2011

I'm a sucker for a boy name for a girl...LOL. I like it, especially after Jane Austen.

HarperM · February 2011

I don't mind some boys names on girls at all, but Austin just doesn't fit a little girl to me. Too "country".

Kendrav4 · February 2011

I love Austen!

nicoledyoung7 · February 2011

I like Austen, very cute.

goodgollie · February 2011

I think its cute. I would definitely go with Austen since its a more unique spelling than the boy name Austin. I would also do a very feminine middle name.

loveyoubean · February 2011

When you mention the Jane Austen thing, I sort of can see it and it does not seem too bad... but that poor child is going to be battling her whole life with the " I am not a boy thing." You would have to spell it Austen I think, and give her an "overly girly" middle name to help balance it out... I dunno. I sort of like it, yet would be concerned about the confusion.

waterfly · February 2011

I could see using Austen as a MN under those circumstances...maybe pair it with the more feminine/traditional name of one of her heroines as a FN, as PPs suggested above? Ex: Elizabeth Austen, Catherine Austen, Elinor Austen, etc.

magsugar13 · February 2011

krissyh21:
I prefer Jane as a tribute to your favorite author. Save Austin for a boy.

I agree

alliejo725 · February 2011

The only girl Austin I know was pretty trashy....

If you want to use Austen as a way to kind of honor Jane Austen, I think it makes a great MN.

Puppylove*85 · February 2011

waterfly:
I could see using Austen as a MN under those circumstances...maybe pair it with the more feminine/traditional name of one of her heroines as a FN, as PPs suggested above? Ex: Elizabeth Austen, Catherine Austen, Elinor Austen, etc.

I agree.

forensicmama · February 2011

You know how people used to name their children George Washington Lastname? I'd name her Jane Austen Lastname. Or I would just use Jane as a first name. Austin has been used as a crossover boy-to-girl name in recent years, so using Austen just looks like you're going with that crowd.

BTW, I love Jane Austen! And if I were going to use a name to honor her (which I have definitely considered already), I would use either Jane or Elinor.

TBLilyRose · February 2011

It's NMS but I would use Austen for a girl instead of Austin.

AHblessed01 · February 2011

TBLilyRose:
It's NMS but I would use Austen for a girl instead of Austin.

This.

I have a boy cousin named Austin..

Britrichele17 · February 2011

My sister in-law is named Austin...I think it's cute!

BelleBaby · February 2011

Nope. Plenty of gorgeous girl names out there. Don't take a last name/traditionally boys' name and give it to a little girl.

If you like Jane Austen so much, use Jane!

theatrekid · February 2011

andrea922:
theatrekid:
my ex's cousin had a baby girl they spelt it weird though - Oztyn
Austin is a boys name. Oztyn makes my eyes hurt.

i know me too i had to sound it out to figure out what it was supposed to be lol

hutch0830 · February 2011

To be honest, I really do not like that name for a girl at all. Especially when Jane is such a sweet name! I also agree with the above suggestions to consider some of the names of the characters just in case you don't like Jane.

cmeinla · February 2011

I think as long as its spelled with the E that it looks great for a girl. And in this case it's not a boy name it's a surname with a masculine connotation. And how could DH possibly object to naming his daughter, after such an intelligent, creative lady as Ms. Austen? Big Smile

cherie82 · February 2011

I wouldn't use that as a girls name, but if it is special to you then go for it.

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