Avery

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What are your opinions on the name Avery for a girl?

I honestly NEVER knew this was originally a boy's name. The first and only time I ever heard it, it was used on a girl (about ten years ago) and I always just figured it was a girl's name. So to me it sounds very feminine and not masculine at all.

I normally HATE boy's names on girls. I hate Riley, Peyton, Harley (not that I even consider that a name, but still...), Madison, Mackenzie, etc., and I feel like I shouldn't like Avery, but I do. I don't know if I could ever use it though, because... well, I don't want a little girl with a boy's name.

Is naming a girl Avery like naming a girl Leslie or Kelly or Shannon (almost completely gone to the girls)? Or like naming a girl Riley or Peyton (kinda in the middle, now socially deemed okay for either sex)? Or like naming a girl Ethan or Allan or Ryan (almost completely still thought of as boy's names. yes I know, half of you know girls named Ryan and its so super cool and cute and they adore their names, but to society at large, Ryan is still very much a boy's name, I think)?

Ahhh I'm conflicted.

If you hate Avery for a girl is it because it's traditionally a male name?

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[ouronlylight.livejournal.com]

I babysat a little boy named Avery, but all other Averys that I've known [of] have been female. I'm not fond of the name in general, though, for a boy or girl.