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Avery, Averyl or Averill for a little boy. 7 years old, single Mom, powerful dad. Very sensitive and attached to his older half brother. He is dark haired, dark skinned and has green eyes.I need a middle name too, something starting with J, Biblical.
This message was edited 9/2/2015, 2:53 AM
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Avery. It's a nice, soft but masculine pick. I think Averill, though nice, sounds too much like Avril to me, a more popular girls name. Averyl is a feminine-looking spelling.
For combos, I think Avery pairs well with most biblical names, as long as they aren't overly obscure, since Avery isn't very common. I like...
Avery Jonah
Avery John
Avery Josiah
Avery Joel
Avery Jacob
Avery Joseph
Avery James
Avery Jonas
Avery Joshua
Avery Jude
For combos, I think Avery pairs well with most biblical names, as long as they aren't overly obscure, since Avery isn't very common. I like...
Avery Jonah
Avery John
Avery Josiah
Avery Joel
Avery Jacob
Avery Joseph
Avery James
Avery Jonas
Avery Joshua
Avery Jude
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I would have guessed each of those names as a feminine name, but I guess they are in fact unisex. (In my part of the world, Avery is only ever used for girls. Averill isn't really used at all here, but it looks like Avril at first glance which is probably why it also feels feminine to me.) I'd go with Averill, though, since it feels the most masculine of the three.
For combos:
Averill Jacob
Averill Joash
Averill Jeremiah
Averill Josias
Averill Jonathan
Averill Jude
For combos:
Averill Jacob
Averill Joash
Averill Jeremiah
Averill Josias
Averill Jonathan
Averill Jude
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I just want to say, I don't know if I'd say Avery is only used for girls in Canada. I'm from the Northeastern US, so I can't imagine it would be that different here. Avery is a bit more common for girls at the moment, but it is not yet well established as a girls name and is still definitely unisex. I for one consider Avery a lot more masculine than feminine, and I believe I've seen it in both male and female BAs. I'm sure it has a lot to do with your personal experiences though. I hear about a lot more female Addisons, but I also knew a twenty-something male Addison and it totally worked.
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I suppose I shouldn't have said "only ever used," since I'm sure there are a few boys named Avery ruining around. But I do live in British Columbia (which is what I meant by "my part of the world"), and I imagine there is some regional variation as Canada is a rather large country. For whatever reason BtN's popularity charts only include British Columbia rather than the whole of Canada, and Avery for a boy has never charted here (it may very well have in more eastern parts of the country).
I actually prefer Addison as a masculine name, but I don't think I've ever actually seen it used that way.
I actually prefer Addison as a masculine name, but I don't think I've ever actually seen it used that way.
This message was edited 9/3/2015, 9:40 PM
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I just looked at that on the popularity. For the British Columbia chart, it looks like they only show the top 150, so it might be hard to say how usage compares for boys there, but I do see it has been slightly more popular in general there than in the US, so the idea of it as a feminine name might be more noticeable. Unfortunately either way the name still sounds very masculine to me. It's recent popularity as a girls' name still alludes me, so maybe I'm just in denial haha.
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