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I like it as a masculine name.

Ashley sounds dated to me. I much prefer Emily, or even Brittany.

I've known too many Ashleys to actually have an opinion on the name itself. I simply can't.

I was born in '91. Wanna know how many Ashleys I know?

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I know more Ashleys than I do Jessicas, Emilys, Tiffanys, Stephanies, Hannahs, Nicoles, Alyssas... the only name that could really complete with Ashley (and all its variants) in my neck of the woods would be Brittany. That's how many.

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So it's difficult for me to shake the "Oh my gosh, another one?!" association from the name. But even then, I can't get over the "Ash" beginning. Yes, I know, it's a tree, but I can't help thinking of ash trays and barren wastelands.

Ash is an unappealing substance and therefore an awful nn. Ashley of course is all lovely trees in a grassy meadow! In spite of which, I dislike it as a f name and can happily deal with it as a m name; possibly because it doubles as a ln.

I don't like it. It sounds basic and dated in the same way I find Britney and Amber dated. I much prefer Ashlyn.

This message was edited 1/12/2020, 11:01 PM