Comments for AUBREY:

This sounds more masculine to me.

-- mariej2  6/29/2005

Bread sang a beautiful song called Aubrey. "A not so very ordinary girl or name"...

-- myrrhmade  8/19/2005

Aubrey was used by Dodie Smith for the name of a male character in her charming novel "I Capture the Castle." A famous bearer was artist Aubrey Beardsley, also male. I am dismayed that some people think of the name Aubrey as "all-girl." Utterly, utterly dismayed.

-- Gwenllian  11/12/2005

I have just read a book by Georgette Heyer called 'Venetia' (read it, it is excellent) and the main character's brother is by the name Aubrey and I must agree with the last comment that I am dismayed that some people think it a girl's name! It was quite masculine!

-- ladyknight  1/19/2006

I have always loved being named Aubrey, but I hate that all my mail comes addressed to "Mr. Aubrey"!

-- juniorrocks8  2/17/2006

I love this name. I'm very dissapointed to hear it's being used as a girl's name.

-- Mithos514  3/22/2006

I love this name as both a boy's AND a girl's name. I think that one of its strengths is its versatility, and instead of being saddened or outraged by its usage for both genders, people should be pleased. Perhaps the fact that it can be used for either gender will help it stay in use for longer than other, more rigid names.

-- waseom  4/7/2006

As a personal bearer of the name Aubrey, I must admit it's one thing about myself I've always liked. My mother did name me after the song and used to sing it to me when I was little. Sadly, the only other people I've ever met with the name Aubrey have been a 73 year old man and his grandson, who I go to school with. My whole life, I've gotten compliments on my name and, to be honest, I'm rather sad its becoming more popular. It's nice to have a unique name.

-- aubrey16  5/3/2006

I find the name a bit on the feminine side.

-- Anonymous User  5/28/2006

A character featured in two of Amelia Atwater-Rhodes' novels, Demon in My View and In the Forests of the Night is named Aubrey. The character is male.

-- websurfer  5/28/2006

I first knew the name as a feminine name, but it is growing on me as a masculine name.

-- websurfer  5/28/2006

One of my best friends' name is Aubrey, I have known her for a long time, and I can't find the name to be a guy's name, only a girl's.

-- bagelbrg05  6/6/2006

I like this name moreso for a boy. It sounds very sensitive and intelligent, like he would grow up and be an artist or poet. Nice name!

-- Anonymous User  6/22/2006

I think this sounds more like a masculine name; I have never heard of a girl named Aubrey. It reminds me of an intelligent, intellectual man who enjoys art, literature and classical music. It is the name of an Irish author, Aubrey Flegg.

-- emeraldstar  7/12/2006

I have also seen the names Aubrianna, Aubriana, Aubrianne.

-- Anonymous User  7/19/2006

Famous bearer: Aubrey Beardsley, an artist.

-- Anonymous User  7/30/2006

Jack Aubrey is the protagonist in Master and Commander & its companion novels by Patrick O'Brian.

-- wefrox  8/10/2006

Aubrey Hull plays baseball for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

-- Anonymous User  8/15/2006

Ah! I just was reading the paper about a murderer named Aubrey Something-or-Other. Now I'll always have a bad association with this name.

-- Anonymous User  8/27/2006

I like it for a boy. But for a girl, I like a little something different. So I combined two names and I got Aubriella.

-- karlyjok  8/27/2006

In Gail Carson Levine's critically acclaimed novel "Ella Enchanted", one of Prince Char's companions is a knight called Aubrey. I myself adore this name for a boy to bits!

-- Pheadirean  10/6/2006

I think that Aubrey is a beautiful name and I think it's both masculine and feminine. My name is Aubrey but I spell it Aubrie. I think that makes it more girlie. I am a girl but I think it's a gorgeous name and I love having it. It's very classic and unique and I love that it's different and yeah I was named after the bread song. But I just wanted to put my 2 cents in.

-- Anonymous User  10/22/2006

I like Aubrey best for a boy, though it is pretty for a girl as well. Unfortunately, Aubrey has become more popular lately. I hope this doesn't continue - Aubrey is such a mysterious name, it would be a shame if it became too common!

-- Tears Of Blood  12/4/2006

I like the name Aubrey on a girl. I've never heard of it as a boy's name, but it does kind of sound like a boy's name.

-- flipflop1215  12/5/2006

One of the main characters in Christopher Morely's book "The Haunted Bookshop" is named Aubrey, and he happens to be male.

-- black_lace  1/20/2007

I have had many comments throughout the years as to my name, it has become much more common now. My mother used to think it was cool to meet someone, (always younger) with my name. Now it happens all the time. And yes Bread was the reason I was named Aubrey. I was born the year that song came out, so I felt I was the first person ever with this beautiful name. I know that probably isn't really true, but it sure felt like it while I was growing up. I also get mail to "Mr. Aubrey", I know right away they just want to sell me something and I just throw it away!

-- Aubrey73  2/2/2007

This is my ABSOLUTE favorite name for a girl! I don't see how it can be a boy's name! I know a lot of girls named Aubrey or Aubrie, but no boys. This name for a guy sounds strange to me. :D

-- Taydbug112  2/16/2007

It's a boys' name because it just is. It's been one for centuries and is an old surname, which were generally used for boys long before they were for girls.

-- Anonymous User  5/27/2007

I absolutely love the name! I had wanted to name my daughter this since I was about 10. I'm quite a bit older now (and actually have children - 4 daughters). I wasn't able to name any of my first three daughters on this but finally my fourth and final child was a girl and her name is AUBREY (although I wanted to spell it Aubreigh). She loves it and my husband and I love it! It fits her. The only other AUBREY I had ever heard of was someone (male) I went to High school with about ohhhh 20 something years ago. My daughter is now 8 years old. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful name.

-- UNEEKIAM  3/11/2007

As I am an Aubrey myself, I say it would be unfair to give my opinion. I am a girl, and yes, I too was named after that bread song. Only downside is, everyone asks "what kind of a name is Aubrey!?"

-- Sparky221  3/20/2007

I like this name. When it comes to unisex names, I feel bad that the boys get no chance, but this is a very feminine-sounding name. If I were to use it, it would almost certainly be for a girl, or for a boys' middle name.

-- Anonymous User  4/3/2007

Aubrey O'Day is a singer in the group Danity Kane, which was formed from P Diddy's Making the Band 3 on MTV.

-- Anonymous User  6/6/2007

Very beautiful, though I still prefer the similar Audrey.

-- Anonymous User  8/12/2007

Aubrey is a historically masculine name and the resemblance to Audrey is superficial, the only connection being that both are latinised forms of old Germanic names. Apparently, though, anything ending in an "-ey" sound is regarded as feminine these days. *sigh*

-- Anonymous User  9/15/2007

Famous bearer: Abba Even - Israeli diplomat, ambassador to the USA and the UN - born Aubrey Solomon Eban.

I could never think of this name as anything but masculine.

-- noae  10/11/2007

I like Aubrey more on a boy. I used to think it was more feminine but I think it sounds rugged and handsome. I would consider naming a future son Aubrey or possibly using it as a middle name.

-- Anonymous User  11/7/2007

I hate this name! It is ugly! It reminds me of auugly!

-- Anonymous User  12/29/2007

I love the name Aubrey, it's one of my favorite names. I suppose you could use it as a girls name, but it sounds much more masculine to me.

-- bijou_caoimhe  1/22/2008

This is a really cute name, but I prefer Audrey more.

-- jasmineenimsaj  3/3/2008

I love my name but the people on the Google Shark Group think I'm a guy!

-- shaolingirl  3/13/2008

I always loved the name Aubrey and used it as my daughter's middle name. I knew it could be used for a boy as well, but I didn't realize that many people saw it as prominently masculine. Her name is Noel Aubrey, and I know that both her names carry a male connotation, but I wanted to spell Noel just like you see it everywhere at Christmas. That makes me wish I had spelled her middle name Aubreigh.

-- adriannelisa  3/14/2008

This is a nice name for guys and girls alike, but it sounds quite feminine to me because of its likeness to Audrey and because of the pronunciation -ee at the end. However, it's not too feminine for men. I don't see why anyone would be upset that this name is used for girls, unless, of course, they are sexist to the point that they think a name is ruined if it's used for girls.

-- slight night shiver  4/19/2008

I think that Aubrey is a SEXY male name. But only when pronounced as Awbray, with slight emphasis. Pronounced Awbree definitely sounds more feminine. This is one of my favorite male names, as it conveys a mysterious sort of man.

-- PointBlank99  11/5/2008

God, what the hell kind of a name is this? I hate it when people name their kid after a surname, so freakin' annoying. Just pisses me off.

-- GunsnRoses8794  11/10/2008

I personally find this name to be very masculine, although I could see it as a feminine name, I prefer it on males.

To the person who said they disliked people naming their children after surnames: You do realize that many surnames came from first names, correct?

-- Anonymous User  1/28/2009

I'm really not liking this name, not only does it sound like a cheaper version of the classic name Audrey, it reminds me of former Danity Kane member and current skank Aubrey O'Day, who is not the best association.

-- emmiix3  2/28/2009

I'd name a boy Aubrey. This is my name, also. My only problem with it is that nobody here knows how to spell it or pronounce it! It would be especially annoying if it were one of the different spellings like Aubreigh or Aubree.

Also, I am a teenage girl, but people that know me don't have an association with it as purely female because I am not very feminine at all.

-- cielo  3/24/2009

Aubrey Graham, actor and musician. Also known as Drake.

-- Aziraphale  8/18/2009

Lord Carnarvon's had a brother called Aubrey, who apparently was always intoxicated in public.

-- Keladry  9/8/2009

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