We like Avery...for a BOY!

ladybugsamom · July 2017

Hey guys! We just found out we're expecting baby #4 and we're pretty set on a girl name. We really like Avery for a boy but most people associate Avery with girls. Would it be too weird (nowadays) if we named our little boy Avery?

Also, any mn suggestions? Our last name sounds like "Nix."

TIA!

NME44 · July 2017

I think Avery sounds great for a boy. Isn't it originally a boy name anyway? I wouldn't blink at it.

FakeFinn · July 2017

Nope, not weird at all. Great name!

bbiutmcph · July 2017

Great name!

Our friends just used Avery for a boy and the reaction has been great honestly.

FelicitousJinx · July 2017

I agree Avery is wonderful for a boy. Here are some middle name suggestions:

Avery Bertram
Avery Brendan
Avery Carol
Avery Crispin
Avery Edward
Avery Evander
Avery Frederick

Bringmemylongswordho · July 2017

Great for a boy.

MamaWren919 · July 2017

I wouldn't use it for a boy. I know it's originally a boy name, but it's a top 20 name for girls now and not nearly as popular for boys. I feel it's been "taken over" by girls. My husband's name is Robin, formally unisex but 100% of people act like this is a girls name. He's always hated it (especially like middle and high school). No 17 year old boy wants "a girls' name."

mb0112 · July 2017

I agree that even though it was a boys name, in his generation it will be more commonly known as a girl name which will probably bother him and/or you at some point. Imagine being a 30 year old man names Dana, Ashley, Leslie.... people are likely to assume female when they see it on paper.

ashleyandely · July 2017

Definitely prefer Avery on a boy anyway!

queenbone · July 2017

I would definitely use it for a son. Doesn't everyone read Charlotte's Web still, or at least watch the movie? Fern's older brother is Avery, I feel like that is enough reference to it being a boy name for children to understand.

One of my sons is named Francis. No one has every mentioned anything about it being unisex or a girl name and therefore problematic.

FelicitousJinx · July 2017

Great point about Charlotte's Web. That is still read in many schools.

I also think today's kids are growing up in a much more tolerant atmosphere than some of us were used to. I kind of doubt/hope unisex names are going to be as big a deal to them as they are to older generations.

harpseal135 · July 2017

I'm so glad to hear the name Avery on a boy.....Though it's "popular" I do not like it as a girls name.

ladybugsamom · July 2017

Thanks for your responses, everyone!

KaLikeAWind · July 2017

Yay, Avery for a boy!

JMU_Bride09 · July 2017

I've never met an Avery before, boy or girl, but I associate it with boys. I don't think that it would be a problem for a son. Middle name ideas for you:

Avery Ashton
Avery Frederick
Avery Jack
Avery Morgan
Avery Richard
Avery Robert
Avery Sloane

ambybambi · July 2017

I know a little boy Avery who is 10 and he rocks this name. I love it on boys too.

Sunshine81112 · July 2017

I know an Avery John, personally not my cup of tea considering so many girls have been using it. Like names Such as Madison, Emerson, Allison, Riley even, have all gone to the girls.

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