[name]Just[/name] wondering what you think of this name, and what gender you prefer it on. Normally I wouldn’t even consider this for a girl, but I kind of like the [name]Jane[/name] [name]Austen[/name] association. I’m trying to make up my mind on how to classify it within my names list, or if I should even consider it as an option at all. I’m kind of iffy on it because there was a boy in elementary school named [name]Austin[/name] that wasn’t very nice to me - but I think I could get over that. Opinions?
[name]Austin[/name] is all boy. I wouldn’t use [name]Austen[/name] for a fn on a girl but it would be a lovely mn.
I agree with @elisabeth rae, [name]Austen[/name] is all boy, but would be a great middle name for a girl. I personally do not like the spelling ‘[name]Austin[/name]’ but that’s just one of my quirks. BTW, I love [name]Jane[/name] [name]Austen[/name] and have had the same internal debate regarding her name - while I love [name]Jane[/name], it is not automatically associated with [name]Jane[/name] [name]Austen[/name], while if I hear [name]Austen[/name] it’s automatically ‘[name]Jane[/name] [name]Austen[/name]’ in my head. Still, I’ve got [name]Jane[/name] on my list of middles, and even considered giving all my girls (should I have any) a middle name of a [name]Jane[/name] [name]Austen[/name] character. I could do this for boys too I guess. But anyway, that’s my two cents worth. [name]Hope[/name] it’s helpful!
i really love it for a boy. not at all my taste on a girl.
I like [name]Austin[/name] on a boy. My cousin is dating a girl named [name]Austyn[/name] and I have to admit I cringed when I heard her name (boy name on girl and a y in place of a vowel… two things I am NOT a fan of!). I think [name]Jane[/name] is much prettier. I could maybe give a pass to [name]Austen[/name] as a middle name if it has that much meaning to you, but I’d definitely use a feminine first name then ([name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Austen[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Austen[/name], something like that). Are there any character names you could use instead? I’m sure there are a lot of great ones!
I’ve met too many boys named [name]Austin[/name] to think of it as a girls name.
I love [name]Austen[/name] (spelled this way) for a girl! It’s so unique yet not made up.
I don’t care for [name]Austen[/name] for a girl. There are so many other great girls names with a [name]Jane[/name] [name]Austen[/name] association: [name]Jane[/name], [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Darcy[/name], [name]Georgiana[/name], [name]Louisa[/name]…