Avery...boy or girl?

anwny18 · March 2014

My DH and I love Avery for a boy.( I think of Jackson Avery from Grey's Anatomy). Everyone I tell though says its a girl name. Tell me your thoughts

KayP79@msn.com · March 2014

I know both a boy Avery and a girl Avery. I think it is suitable for both

rainbowdashh · March 2014

My husband's middle name is Avery and so is his father's (but he goes by Avery). I think of it as a male name that's being used frequently for girls.

Asantusa1 · March 2014

Both! I like this name

anwny18 · March 2014

anwny18 said:

My DH and I love Avery for a boy.( I think of Jackson Avery from Grey's Anatomy). Everyone I tell though says its a girl name. Tell me your thoughts

Think it goes with Ava ok?

WashingtonQueen · March 2014

Avery is such an awesome boy name!

WashingtonQueen · March 2014

anwny18 said:

anwny18 said:

My DH and I love Avery for a boy.( I think of Jackson Avery from Grey's Anatomy). Everyone I tell though says its a girl name. Tell me your thoughts

Think it goes with Ava ok?

Ava and Avery? No, way too close.

homediva · March 2014

I think of it as a boy name that's being overtaken by girls. I can't see your siggy but I'm gathering your daughter is Ava? Way too similar!!

anwny18 · March 2014

Bummer....any other thoughts on a boy name to go with Ava, knowing that we like Avery

Keri Marie · March 2014

It's a mans name.

Ineedmorecoffee · March 2014

What about Emery???

anwny18 · March 2014

mjreilly2 said:

anwny18 said:

Bummer....any other thoughts on a boy name to go with Ava, knowing that we like Avery

Suggestions:

Ava and Rowan
Ava and Riley
Ava and Rory
Ava and Ian
Ava and Maxwell
Ava and Oliver
Ava and Abram
Ava and Ellis
Ava and Ezra
Ava and Miles
Ava and Julian

Thank you, none of them jump at me though...this is the trouble I've had with boy names

jf198400 · March 2014

I think girl. I don't know anyone with the name IRL, but there was a girl character named Avery on a tv show.

frootyloops · March 2014

I read Charlottes Web when I was 5, and the pig's girl - Fern, has a brother named Avery.

I loved it. At 5, I had chosen my child's name. When I became pregnant, it was the only name on my list - boy OR girl. So I have a girl Avery now

(and no names for this new child!)

BloomingMomma · March 2014

This is going to sound sexist (i am actually a feminist at times), but I think if you have to ask, then default to girl name. You don't want a son to have folks assume female in future job applications, but for a girl, the unisex name can give an advantage. I worked in HR and saw this happen.

Jags8 · March 2014

Avery is a boy's name. Just because people use it on girls does not make a it a girl or neutral name.

goodlittlemonkey · March 2014

For an adult, I think male. For a baby, I think female. It's one of those names that's being given more to girls these days. I wouldn't use it with Ava.

catahoulatte · March 2014

It is used mostly on girls around here but I still find it masculine. I do know one little boy named Avery-a FB friend's son. He's about 4-ish and he's adorable.

capulet · March 2014

BloomingMomma said:

This is going to sound sexist (i am actually a feminist at times), but I think if you have to ask, then default to girl name. You don't want a son to have folks assume female in future job applications, but for a girl, the unisex name can give an advantage. I worked in HR and saw this happen.

I think it really depends on the industry/profession. Some employers explicitly give hiring preference to women, and I've certainly seen this in action.

I love Avery for a boy, and it's still increasing in popularity for boys so I don't think it's gone to the girls by any means, but I do think it's too close to Ava.

stahlop · March 2014

Definitely boy. But too close to Ava as others have stated. Other suggestions:
Grant
James
Emmett
Everett
Wyatt
Quinn
Timothy
Theodore
Miles

naflmj · March 2014

Boy.

arichlife · March 2014

I would use it for a girl but I really like gender neutral names or boys names for girls. The one Avery I do know is a girl but I honestly think it's like Taylor- works for both!

queenbone · March 2014

BloomingMomma said:

This is going to sound sexist (i am actually a feminist at times), but I think if you have to ask, then default to girl name. You don't want a son to have folks assume female in future job applications, but for a girl, the unisex name can give an advantage. I worked in HR and saw this happen.

You're right. You do sound sexist.