We are attempting to name baby #3 due next month (gender TBD) and I am sort of liking the name [name]Auden[/name]. Does it sound male or female to you? What would a possible nickname be for that name? Thanks for your help! 
[name]Auden[/name] is a surname and wasnât used as a first name until recently, so I guess Iâd consider it solidly unisex. It doesnât have a distinctly masculine or feminine meaning, and the sound doesnât scream one gender either. Surnames are more traditionally used on boys, so I guess that would put it more into the boyâs camp, but, like I said, there is no real history of it as a first name so I donât really have a problem with it either way.
[name]Auden[/name] is one of the few names I actually do like on either a boy or a girl. Itâs close enough to [name]Aidan[/name] that it sounds masculine and strong, but soft enough to be feminine as well. The vast majority of âunisexâ names are really all male to me and Iâm not a fan of unisex names in general as I have one myself and donât really like it. But this one I do kind of like, though I think Iâd be more likely to use it on a boy.
I, like the pp, am also not a fan of unisex names, although I do like some, eg. [name]Alex[/name]-. I dislike like using clear surnames as first names even more and I see them as mostly masculine (all the [name]Mac[/name]-, Mc-[[name]Mckenzie[/name], [name]Mckinley[/name]], -son [[name]Madison[/name], [name]Addison[/name]] and occupational names [[name]Tyler[/name], [name]Bailey[/name], [name]Carter[/name], [name]Cooper[/name], [name]Hunter[/name], [name]Harper[/name], [name]Fisher[/name], etc]. However, [name]Auden[/name] doesnât have a bad sound to it & is not a common surname, but I do see words like âaudioâ & âauditâ coming through. I personally see it as a masculine sounding name. [name]Eden[/name] would be a feminine alternative?
Ps. As for a nickname, that is difficult. [name]How[/name] do you pr. [name]Auden[/name]? : orden or owden? I thought of [name]Audie[/name], but then saw the motorcar company, [name]Audi[/name]! So I can only do as well as [name]Den[/name] or [name]Denny[/name] Iâm afraid. [name]Do[/name] you like [name]Austin[/name]? I know of a little chap called [name]Austin[/name] and his parents call him âAustinTinmanâ.
Ps. As for a nickname, that is difficult. [name]How[/name] do you pr. [name]Auden[/name]? : orden or owden? I thought of [name]Audie[/name], but then saw the motorcar company, [name]Audi[/name]! So I can only do as well as [name]Den[/name] or [name]Denny[/name] Iâm afraid. [name]Do[/name] you like [name]Austin[/name]? I know of a little chap called [name]Austin[/name] and his parents call him âAustinTinmanâ.
[name]Auden[/name]'s just androgynous. Auddy seems like the likest nickname though you could spell it like the car [name]Audi[/name].
[name]Hi[/name], I would agree with previous posters that, for me, [name]Auden[/name] can go either way. Some adrogynous names give me a distinct girl or boy vibe. This one is truly adrogynous to me. As fas as nn, I have friend [name]Audrie[/name] and she goes by the nn Auds or [name]Aud[/name] from time to time. Never heard anyone call her Auddy and I would think that Auddy would not be very masculine. I think it you use [name]Auden[/name] for a boy, I would definitely avoid nn since I donât think there are any good ones altho [name]Aud[/name] might not be too girly.
[name]Lily[/name]
Unlike previous posters, I think this one sounds solidly masculine to me.
I think it is a unisex name and could go either way. That said, I think a boy is more likely to be picked on for having this name than a girl although the chances of this happening probably vary based on where you live.