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I've been thinking about this lately. Do you like it? Prefer it on a boy or on a girl? Any combos?
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I don't like the fact that it has the word 'burn' in it. I don't actually mind that it's a hair colour. I'd rather see it on a girl.
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Oh, please! With siblings Brown and Blonde, I suppose?
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excuse you i think you mean Brunette, not brown.
;)
;)
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Ooh no - Blonde's the girl! Brown's the boy ...
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I like it but more as a GP or middle name than as a first name. I've only encountered it on girls, and I prefer it as a girls' name. No reason why it couldn't work on a boy, though.
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To me its like naming someone blonde or brunette. Auburn is my hair color. If I had to see it used it sounds more masculine to me.
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Boy name. But nms, makes me think of the college and the color.
Alternative: Sienna for a girl.
Alternative: Sienna for a girl.
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Meant for OP
I like it. I think it can work as unisex but I prefer it on a boy. It does feel slightly new-agey try-hard but it's also sort of quiet and humble at the same time. You could use Auberon if Auburn felt too wordy or referential
I like it. I think it can work as unisex but I prefer it on a boy. It does feel slightly new-agey try-hard but it's also sort of quiet and humble at the same time. You could use Auberon if Auburn felt too wordy or referential
This message was edited 11/17/2013, 3:24 PM
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Besides towns and the Alabama school, I've never heard it used non-poetically to describe anything but hair. So it seems color-list-y. Also, slightly evokes college football. So, nms.
But it wouldn't be all that farfetched nowadays. Better than Crimson or Velvet, about on par with Lyric or Indigo, not as namey as Autumn or Sienna. Seems about 70% masculine / 30% feminine.
But it wouldn't be all that farfetched nowadays. Better than Crimson or Velvet, about on par with Lyric or Indigo, not as namey as Autumn or Sienna. Seems about 70% masculine / 30% feminine.
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This is the name of the city I live in, so I am going to have to pass on it. Gun to my head, I say it is better for a boy and best as a middle name.
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Wait what...region?
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This is literally the town I'm from, which is not a very good town. So, uh, I don't really like it.
I think it can work as a middle name, with some stumpy conservative FN like Mary or George.
My town was named after this poem:
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173557
Very maudlin!
I think it can work as a middle name, with some stumpy conservative FN like Mary or George.
My town was named after this poem:
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173557
Very maudlin!
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That's a long poem! I started to read it but gave up.
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Yeah, I've never finished it myself! I have to admire the teenage girl who loved a poem of that length enough to name her daddy's township after.
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I agree with you that it would make a wonderful mn. With a formal or classic sounding fn this would make it seem distinguished and almost historical.
I get the same feeling with other names that I think are more usable
Amber- f
Ambrose -m
Autumn-f
Amberly- f
Ember-f
They all kind of remind me of fall or golden leaves on trees and I love that
I get the same feeling with other names that I think are more usable
Amber- f
Ambrose -m
Autumn-f
Amberly- f
Ember-f
They all kind of remind me of fall or golden leaves on trees and I love that
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I don't really like it all that much, but I immediately assumed it was supposed to be for a boy. It reminds me of Auberon a little and I like that.
It's a little awkward to say out loud for me. I can't imagine yelling this across a playground...
It's a little awkward to say out loud for me. I can't imagine yelling this across a playground...
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