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[Opinions] Asia
This weekend I had to babysit two little girls, Asia and Cheyenne. (sisters)
I've never heard Asia as a name before, and I kinda like. WDYT?
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It's the name of a nymph in Greek mythology(pronounced differently)It's the name of an Oceanid in Greek mythology.
I don't mind it but it's a bit downmarket where I live.
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I like both on boys
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I love Asia! i think its really cute :)w
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Oh, I think it's lovely and exotic. I believe that there was a character in Greek mythology named Asia, so it's a revival of a very old name.
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I love the sound of it. I doubt I'd use it but it's pretty and has exotic connotations. A bit of a gp I suppose. I also love the sound of Cheyanne but would never use it. I like the "sh" sound in names.
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Asia is ridiculous.
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Well, according to this site it is a real name, albeit a diminutive and with a different pronunciation than the continent. I guess you can pull it off if you live in Poland but I hate these place names (Asia, India, Ireland, China, etc.). I could bet most people that name their children after one of these places haven't even been there.
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I find it odd, too "geographical"
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Not a fanI really dislike both Asia and Cheyenne. Asia just seems so *sigh* TRENDY, along with every other place-name-as-name... Madison, Brooklyn, London, Ireland, China, Africa, Paris, Roma, America, Montana, etc. Just plain old annoying after a while.What about Asa? Ada?
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I like it. I've heard it before and I've always liked it. It has a soft, feminine sound and a pretty look to it.

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It does sound pretty but at the same time it's very trashy and weird. I mean I have several friends from Asia (South Korea, China and Japan) and they couldn't stop laughing when I told them people used it as a name. It is kind of weird being named after a whole continent.
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Asia and Cheyenne? Yuck. Very foo-foo and cliche.
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