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Help[Opinions] Re: Ashley
in reply to a message by Perrine
I've met a lot of Ashleys over the years (all sorts of variants) and it's always been a name that I've liked but never loved.
Here in the UK Ashley seems to be used more on girls (though on girls it's more often than not spelled Ashleigh) than boys, but it's still quite common on boys. My boyfriend's name is Ashley for example (he prefers Ash though) and I think it suits him amazingly well, but he's always mistaken for being a woman in emails and letters and such. People get shocked when they see a 6'3" athletic guy with a beard rock up when they were probably expecting a woman, or sometimes if we order takeaway in his name and I answer the door they think I'm Ashley.
Regardless, I like the name, and I think it works equally well on boys and girls.
Aisling is also pretty, but I worry that some people might struggle with the pronunciation.
Here in the UK Ashley seems to be used more on girls (though on girls it's more often than not spelled Ashleigh) than boys, but it's still quite common on boys. My boyfriend's name is Ashley for example (he prefers Ash though) and I think it suits him amazingly well, but he's always mistaken for being a woman in emails and letters and such. People get shocked when they see a 6'3" athletic guy with a beard rock up when they were probably expecting a woman, or sometimes if we order takeaway in his name and I answer the door they think I'm Ashley.
Regardless, I like the name, and I think it works equally well on boys and girls.
Aisling is also pretty, but I worry that some people might struggle with the pronunciation.
This message was edited 6/14/2020, 4:19 PM
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