It was the name of a female character in a book I read, but it's definitely more masculine. It's okay, there's other names similar to it that are more recognizable though.
I'm the odd woman out because I think of it as a girl's name first. Likely, because of the popularity of Aubrey and Audrey. However, I agree with PP's that it might be confused for Aiden in school...I think that's definitely something to think about, because there are a lot of Aiden's.
If I had never heard the name before I would probably say boy, but I once read a book in which Auden was the name of the female main character so that was my first thought. She was named after the poet.
This used to be one of my favorite names for a girl years ago after I also read a book with the main character having this name. However, with the Aiden trend now I don't think I could go for it. Maybe Autumn instead? Sounds similar but avoids the Aiden and boy or girl mix up.
Auden was a famous poet..."love each other or perish"
it is a surname
not a name for a boy or girl
It's definitely not uncommon to use surnames as first names, typically for boys. But I do agree that some make the transition to first name better than others.
Auden was a famous poet..."love each other or perish"
it is a surname
not a name for a boy or girl
It's definitely not uncommon to use surnames as first names, typically for boys. But I do agree that some make the transition to first name better than others.
Just because it is not uncommon, doesnt make it a good idea
Assiram42
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Re: Auden
It's okay, but it kinda muddies with Audrey, Aubrey, Aubin, etc.
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My furchildren, Dorothy and Johnny
Edited to fix like 5 typos...apparently I can't brain yet this morning.
I do like the idea of using book characters as your name pool, tho. We did that ourselves.
Happy reading and naming!
it is a surname
not a name for a boy or girl