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in reply to a message by Quill
This is one of those names that I have trouble separating from its popularity. I've known a bazillion female Ashleys, one of them my son's girlfriend. So when I hear it, I think, "Oh, another Ashley *eyeroll*" and that's about it.
Okay, let me try. Back in the mid 1970s, I used to babysit for a little girl named Ashley who was then four years old. So she was born around 1970 and would be in her early to mid-forties now. Back then, it wasn't so popular, her parents were among the forerunners in using it for a girl. She was the first Ashley I'd ever known. Okay, so what did I think back then about her name? I think that I thought it was a boy's name, but feminine-enough sounding for a girl, but not feminine-enough sounding for me personally. I felt the same way about her little sister's name, Whitney. So I think that's my opinion on Ashley, breaking it as free as possible from its massive popularity.
Okay, let me try. Back in the mid 1970s, I used to babysit for a little girl named Ashley who was then four years old. So she was born around 1970 and would be in her early to mid-forties now. Back then, it wasn't so popular, her parents were among the forerunners in using it for a girl. She was the first Ashley I'd ever known. Okay, so what did I think back then about her name? I think that I thought it was a boy's name, but feminine-enough sounding for a girl, but not feminine-enough sounding for me personally. I felt the same way about her little sister's name, Whitney. So I think that's my opinion on Ashley, breaking it as free as possible from its massive popularity.
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