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HelpRe: Ashley OR Stephanie
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Ashley. Unpopular opinion, but I dislike Stephanie, because I find it sounds too nasally, and I don't like the 'anie' ending, because I find it whiny. The feminization of this name also feels a little forced, and I'm not a huge fan of Stephen to begin with. Ashley is better in my book, because although overused, it has a softer sound to it which I prefer.
I see some people prefer Stephanie because of its longer history as a given name, but although Ashley became a feminine given name recently, it has a long history as a surname, so it's not just something that was invented a few decades ago.
As for the thing about them being mom names, I usually picture them on a maybe late 20s-30s woman, so in that sense kind of, but I don't see them only as mom names, more just on grown women, early middle aged at most, though I see Stephanie as older than Ashley.
I see some people prefer Stephanie because of its longer history as a given name, but although Ashley became a feminine given name recently, it has a long history as a surname, so it's not just something that was invented a few decades ago.
As for the thing about them being mom names, I usually picture them on a maybe late 20s-30s woman, so in that sense kind of, but I don't see them only as mom names, more just on grown women, early middle aged at most, though I see Stephanie as older than Ashley.
This message was edited 3/11/2024, 9:04 AM
