How would you pronounce the name aven and would you presume it was male or female?

Question

I asked if anyone liked this name last week and lots of people did but I'm not sure how they thought it was pronounced

Answer 1

I'd say it like Evan...I think it's a boy's name?

Answer 2

Aven sounds like Raven:)  

Answer 3

I'd pronounce it like the others said, like Raven without the R

I'd assume it was a female.  Most are saying boys though-there is no masculinity there at all, whatever happened to strong real names like William and Michael?

Answer 4

There is a race in Magic: The Gathering that is half bird and half human.  They are called the Aven.  They are usually white or blue creatures.

I think it is a fine name, just hope that the baby does not grow up to look like one of these creatures.

Answer 5

I do like it. I would pronounce it Ay-ven and i would presume female. I am aussie so don't know if my accent would make a difference to the pronunciation.

The only thing is it reminds me of Avon...don't know if they have that where you are but it is a very well know cosmetics distributor

Answer 6

Ay ven i would assume it was a girls name

Answer 7

Like Raven with no "R" sound. I think is seems More like a boys name but could work for a girl with two first names. Aven-Marie, Aven-Rose, Aven-Jean.

Answer 8

I would pronounce it AY-ven, and I'd assume it was a female name. Sorry if that's not the right answer.

Answer 9

Ay-vern, nice name for a boy

Answer 10

it could be a girls or a boy's depending on the way you pronounce it.

Ave-en for a boy

Av-On for a girl

I like that name :)

Answer 11

Ay-ven and female

Answer 12

Aussie here too. I would say Raven with out the R also. And I wouldn't presume male or female, could work for either.

Answer 13

(a-ven) like Raven, or Haven? I like maybe as a girl's name like the name Raven Nicole?

Answer 14

I would pronounce it A-Ven and I assumed it was a boy name.  It's a nice name by the way.  

Answer 15

OK! Given the rules of ENGLISH i guess you could pronounce it

"E-Van" In Europe it might be "A-Van. In either case its gender is male.

Answer 16

I would pronounce it w/a long A, like Haven without the H, and I wouldn't assume it was male or female.  It sounds unisex.

Answer 17

I agree with the Raven w/o the R. Its very different and I like it. I also agree it could be male or female. Kind of like Avery. That used to be a boy only name and now its usually for girls. I guess you'd have to use a very feminine or masculine middle name to clarify.

Aven Elizabeth

Aven Connor

I really like this, where did you hear it?

Answer 18

a-venn

it is a girl name, welsh i think. very pretty.