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Help[Opinions] Re: Ashley
in reply to a message by Perrine
On a girl: I get why people like the sound, and I'd probably like it if I'd never heard of it before, but as it is it's terribly overused, it's just a generic American white girl name. It does sound friendlier than some other names in that category though.
On a boy: I also see the appeal, it seems old-fashioned and soft. But I'd prefer just Ash. Or maybe something like Ashwin.
I'd prefer Aisling but I'm American and I probably say it wrong :P And I prefer Asha to both of them.
If it was never popular I'd like Ashley, I'd think it was soft and whimsical.
ETA: Apparently Ashwin is a real Indian name. I was just thinking Ash (the tree) + win (Germanic element meaning 'friend').
ETA again: Ashby is another option for a boy that feels more masculine than Ashley (a boy would have to be rather 'girly' or at least soft and graceful to pull off the name Ashley, but Ashby is more versatile. Depends on how you feel about random surnames as first names.)
And I've never really liked Asher. It seems like I should like it but I don't like the "er" ending in that name.
On a boy: I also see the appeal, it seems old-fashioned and soft. But I'd prefer just Ash. Or maybe something like Ashwin.
I'd prefer Aisling but I'm American and I probably say it wrong :P And I prefer Asha to both of them.
If it was never popular I'd like Ashley, I'd think it was soft and whimsical.
ETA: Apparently Ashwin is a real Indian name. I was just thinking Ash (the tree) + win (Germanic element meaning 'friend').
ETA again: Ashby is another option for a boy that feels more masculine than Ashley (a boy would have to be rather 'girly' or at least soft and graceful to pull off the name Ashley, but Ashby is more versatile. Depends on how you feel about random surnames as first names.)
And I've never really liked Asher. It seems like I should like it but I don't like the "er" ending in that name.
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