Avett

JAGinMI · February 2017

I'm not usually one to care a whole lot what others think of a name we are considering but this one is so unique (IMO) that I want to get a feel for it. We are having a boy and our last name is a single syllable. Pronounced Ay-vit. And, yes, we are fans of the Avett Brothers so that is what made us think of it.

Bringmemylongswordho · February 2017

FWIW, my first thought wasn't Avett bros, but a mispelling of Avivit.

ellie111227 · February 2017

I think I would mispronounce it, if you are concerned about that. I think I would tend to say "uh-VETT"

Sarcasm101 · February 2017

I don't like it. Also unique means one of a kind. There is already a Avett Band so its not unique at all.

saham07 · February 2017

I don't care for it at all. Sounds WAY too close to Yvette (I thought that you were naming a daughter). What is the origin of the name?

joforyoga · February 2017

My first thought was the Avett Brothers and what great taste in music you have:) sounds great. I'm sure by unique you meant not common as a first name and that seems accurate. It's actually not that strange of a name at all, go for it if you love it.

JAGinMI · February 2017

Interesting to hear the commentary on the pronunciation because I would not have thought of what was mentioned here - thanks for the helpful responses! @Bringmemylongswordho I have never even heard the name Avivit so that was good to have pointed out.

@saham07 We looked it up and it doesn't have an origin. We have only ever heard it in the band's name.

@sarcasm101 Thanks? I could have said "uncommon" but unique is a synonym for uncommon and uncommon is a synonym for unique. Also, to say it is not unique "at all" is not accurate. According to our searches, less than 250 US babies have been named Avett since 2009.

JAGinMI · February 2017

Knottie1447173547 said:

My first thought was the Avett Brothers and what great taste in music you have:) sounds great. I'm sure by unique you meant not common as a first name and that seems accurate. It's actually not that strange of a name at all, go for it if you love it.

Thank you! And see my comment above regarding it being unique

. I agree with you, which is why I usually don't care too much for name consensus (which is why my two kids' names are not super popular), but since I have heard it used as a first name, getting people's feedback on things like whether they thought it was feminine sounding or how they expected the pronunciation is definitely interesting/helpful! I would like to try to avoid giving them a hard-to-pronounce name.

bbiutmcph · February 2017

ellie111227 said:

I think I would mispronounce it, if you are concerned about that. I think I would tend to say "uh-VETT"

Same

MamaWren919 · February 2017

My sister named her dog Avett for the same reason. I like it. It's unusual, but not too out there. I like names that are meaningful.

NarrowHouses · February 2017

I LOVE The Avett Brothers, which definitely sways my positive opinion!

I did mispronounce it back in the day fwiw. Mixing up ay-vett with ah-vett.

We like one of our top contenders more because of its connection to an Avett Brothers song. The name Eleanor from a Father's First Spring.

KaLikeAWind · February 2017

I pronounce this ahh like apple - vet like an animal doctor. I have never heard of the Avett brothers. To me it looks like you liked Everett but wanted to be speshul. Also, fun fact, my phone autocorrects this to Avent (like the baby bottles)

JAGinMI · February 2017

KaLikeAWind said:

I pronounce this ahh like apple - vet like an animal doctor. I have never heard of the Avett brothers. To me it looks like you liked Everett but wanted to be speshul. Also, fun fact, my phone autocorrects this to Avent (like the baby bottles)

Wow. The stuff you learn when you ask for opinions. I would have definitely never thought of most of what was said about this name.

FakeFinn · February 2017

I also would have pronounced it Ah-vet. I don't know the Avett Brothers, so that could be it

I would probably use it as a middle name.

lm45678 · February 2017

It's not horrible but sort of looks like a mix of Avery and Everett.

As a mn I wouldn't side eye it though, my nieces mn is actually Eisley after my SILs favorite band and I think it's kind of sweet

JAGinMI · February 2017

@FakeFinn I understand that because until I knew how the band pronounced it, I said it wrong, too (I actually forgot that until I started reading the comments on this thread. I think the commentary on the pronunciation here has been enough to convince me that it is better suited as a middle name, if at all. I truly don't want my kid to have a name everyone says wrong.

@laurenm2123 it's been really helpful to see things like what you said about the name mix or other people's thoughts on what we were going for. For us, we know the band, we know the pronunciation so we wouldn't have ever considered all these things people thought.

allywat · February 2017

I actually know a couple that just named their baby Avett and I know they are big fans of the band. I like it, it is unusual but to me it sounds familiar. But I'm also a fan so maybe that's why.

strawberrytree · February 2017

I've never heard of this name/band before and when I first looked at the name I did not pronounce it correctly. Also thought it was a misspelling/typo of Everett for a second. I said it out loud and imagined hearing it spoken, and since I'm not at all familiar with it my instinct was that I would think it was an accented pronunciation of David.

KaLikeAWind · March 2017

JAGinMI said:

KaLikeAWind said:

I pronounce this ahh like apple - vet like an animal doctor. I have never heard of the Avett brothers. To me it looks like you liked Everett but wanted to be speshul. Also, fun fact, my phone autocorrects this to Avent (like the baby bottles)

Wow. The stuff you learn when you ask for opinions. I would have definitely never thought of most of what was said about this name.

And this is why it's good to ask strangers. I'm not trying to burn on you or the name (or the brothers), just that's what I thought when I saw it, and if I overheard it shouted in the park I think I would think the same. In this day where everybody is using youneek spellings for normal names, when I see something that looks similar but not quite like a regular name, that's pretty much immediately where my mind goes.

Just, with a name like this you will almost constantly be explaining where it came from, and once he is older, so will he. You should ask yourself if you want your kid to always be introducing himself as "Avett" 'Nice to meet you, Everett.' "No, Avett, like the band Avett Brothers." 'Wow, your parents must have really been fans. Who are the Avett Brothers?'

Not everybody listens to folk indie rock.

sqfibemom · March 2017

I have a friend who named her baby this and he's adorable

I know that doesn't really matter haha but it has a good correlation for me

virginiaunicorn11 · March 2017

I would pronounce it AV-it if I saw it, and similarly think it was a speshul Everett. But it's not horrible, and you can now make an informed decision.

JAGinMI · March 2017

KaLikeAWind said:

JAGinMI said:

KaLikeAWind said:

I pronounce this ahh like apple - vet like an animal doctor. I have never heard of the Avett brothers. To me it looks like you liked Everett but wanted to be speshul. Also, fun fact, my phone autocorrects this to Avent (like the baby bottles)

Wow. The stuff you learn when you ask for opinions. I would have definitely never thought of most of what was said about this name.

And this is why it's good to ask strangers. I'm not trying to burn on you or the name (or the brothers), just that's what I thought when I saw it, and if I overheard it shouted in the park I think I would think the same. In this day where everybody is using youneek spellings for normal names, when I see something that looks similar but not quite like a regular name, that's pretty much immediately where my mind goes.

Just, with a name like this you will almost constantly be explaining where it came from, and once he is older, so will he. You should ask yourself if you want your kid to always be introducing himself as "Avett" 'Nice to meet you, Everett.' "No, Avett, like the band Avett Brothers." 'Wow, your parents must have really been fans. Who are the Avett Brothers?'

Not everybody listens to folk indie rock.

Totally get it. I am very glad I decided to ask! Never ever would have thought that so many people would think I was trying to be youneek and basing this off of other names like Everett. This has been very helpful in helping us rule out this name since I really don't want our kid to have to deal with constant mispronunciation, or having to explain a band that not a lot of people know now, and will surely not know when he is older.

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