Whether you like the name or not, would you prefer to see Aubrey on a boy or a girl?

I guess if I had to, I'd use it for a girl. I find it very effeminate-sounding. Now, it could be because I have known a few Aubreys in my life, all of which were girls, but it could also be that I find most male names that end in a 'y,'/long e sound, to sound effeminate. That's not to say that because they seem effeminate to me that I think they should be used on girls because I LOATHE that trend. It's just a personal, admittedly weird, thing about me. As flaky as this sounds, the truth of the matter is that if I met/knew a male Aubrey that was very masculine and attractive, I'm sure it would skew my view and opinion of the name. And I'm sure I'm not alone in that, whether people would like to admit it or not.

Would I personally risk naming my son something that I knew was predominately used on girls, even if I knew that it was actually a boy's name? No. You can argue all day that it really is a boy's name, but that rationale won't prevent him from being teased on the playground for having a "girl's name." Again, I loathe this trend of unisex names/male names on girls, but what I loathe just as much is people on here arguing with their "holier than thou" attitude that these names are "sooo masculine" and spouting off their meanings, usually "son of" something. It. doesn't. matter. If people decide to name their kids "Table," then you can argue that it's a thing that you sit at to eat meals and it's not a name, but no one cares. They decided they like it as a name and they're using it.

Sorry for the semi-rant within my answer; I'm just so tired of this topic coming up which even though you aren't doing it at all; you're just asking an innocent question about a name you like, but people will either say "It's a girl's name!" or "It's sooo masculine and it's a boy's name! it disgusts me that people would name their little girl this!" It's just tiresome.

So, in conclusion - I would use it on a girl. :)

truly a boy. that's a boys call in spite of everything. that is like asking if i'd somewhat see Sarah on a lady or a boy. of route, i'd somewhat see Sarah on a lady through the indisputable fact that's a women call. BQ: Aubrey is a mind-blowing, masculine boys call. this is totally handsome. i imagine this is suitable for a male of each age and that i love it as a commonplace call and as a center call. this is poor for a lady regardless of the reality that. the female version is Audrey. Aubrey = Boy Audrey = female

I'm going to be in the minority here, but I prefer Aubrey on a boy. I read a book when I was younger, where one of the main characters was a boy named Aubrey, and I fell in love with it! Because of that character, Aubrey has a cool, slightly edgy vibe to me.

It depends on where one lives, really. If you live in America, where boy names on girls has become a major trend, then naturally you'll see more girls named Aubrey and most likely prefer it on said gender. As for myself, I live in Ireland - in a particular part which does not, in fact, accept boy names on girls, at all. It's considered to be a social disgrace and a complete disrespect to the cultures the names come from, as well as a deliberate and malicious undermining of a girl's femininity and, of course, a slap in the face to the boys. So, yeah, I prefer Aubrey for a boy. It's a beautiful Germanic name which means "Elfin King" (KING, not queen) and stems from the name Alberic; and none of that seems feminine to me.

I personally don't care how many ignorant, silly and anti-traditional people shamelessly slap it on their daughters. It's a boys name; a mans name, and it will always be as such to me. Besides, girls already have Audrey - which way back when used to be a boy names as well - so why couldn't people just be happy with what they already had?

I love it!

No unisex name argument here! This is purely masculine. ANybody who doesn't see that ought to search the meaning.

I absolutely adore it on a boy, hate it on a girl, obviously.

Boy, 100%

Even ignoring my utter dislike of boy names on girls, I just think that Aubrey sounds very masculine. It's a handsome name, not a pretty one to me; he seems stoic and strong, even with his softer sounds. I guess I can understand how that softness could make people think Aubrey sounds feminine, but the name itself feels completely masculine to me. Add his meaning and history on top of that and I just don't think the name fits a girl at all, IMO.

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Boy, a thousand times.

I think only of Aubrey Huff, the baseball player. That, and the name means "elf king," which doesn't strike me as particularly feminine.

Girl <3

I would prefer to see it used on a boy.

Most definitely a GIRL.

Aubrey had a brief run as an extremely (!!) rare male name from 2000-2002.

But "Aubrey" has been a wildly popular female name in the US since 2000, and is still on the rise. It has a beautiful, magical feminine sound.

I can't imagine a boy named "Aubrey" ever getting out of "short pants" - It makes a cute toddler- little boy name. I respect that it sounds very masculine to the European ear, and that it's tremendously frustrating to hear it on thousands upon thousands of American girls. But Europe is commonly called "The Olde World", The Americas is historically referred to as "The New World". So, these types of differences are to be expected, and not made into the silly, enormous controversy that is repeated tiresomely on Baby Names.