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HelpRe: Why does it need to be feminine?
in reply to a message by Dracotorix
Yeah except that's not actually how it works in real life. Ashley used to be a completely masculine name. Once it transferred to girls hardly anyone uses it on boys anymore, because of the fact that femininity is devalued, especially femininity in men.
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/72895
"It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion." ~ Anatole France
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/72895
"It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion." ~ Anatole France
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Sure, in the U.S.
In the UK, the use of Ashley on girls never affected its use on boys. There's no hard and fast rule about this.
I wish every post on gender and naming didn't end in a sort of pile-on.
In the UK, the use of Ashley on girls never affected its use on boys. There's no hard and fast rule about this.
I wish every post on gender and naming didn't end in a sort of pile-on.
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