Tag Archives: avery

Naming a Baby Boy Shay – Yea or Nay?

4 Comments | 29 January 2010
A reader named Kelly e-mailed me this afternoon about the name Shay for her son. Kelly asked if I knew any girls or boys named Shay, and if I thought the name was “girly.” I’ve already sent her a reply, but my answers were basically: 1. Yes, I’ve met babies/kids of both genders named Shay/Shea/Shae. And [...]
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Baby Names Needed – Classy, Quirky Names for Twins

4 Comments | 6 January 2010
A reader named Abbie has four children: Leo Sebastian, Henry Edward, Jasper Alaric, and Eliza Vivienne. She recently learned that she is expecting twins (congrats!) and would like some help coming up with baby names–especially boy names. She writes: Lucy Matilda and Nora Penelope will be the twins’ names if they are both girls. We like [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Middle Name for Harper

11 Comments | 14 February 2009
A reader named Amie needs a middle name for her first baby: We have chosen Harper for our little girl’s first name. We like unique, not used very often names. We tend to lean toward the Irish/English type names. We kind of like Gray, Finnean, Reese… Here are some names that seem (to me) [...]
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Avery – Girl Name or Boy Name?

44 Comments | 28 March 2007
Since posting about Peyton a few months back, I’ve kept my eye out for evolving unisex names. I think I’ve got another: Avery. Historically speaking, Avery is a male name. It has ranked among the top 1,000 baby boy names in the U.S. since 1880 (when data was first collected). It’s been a top-1,000 baby [...]
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