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I can't choose! It's funny b/c my first name is Ashley (although I recently starting going by Nikki b/c my mn is Nicole, plus Ashley is waaaay too popular w/in my age group, I'm 18) and my sister's 1st name is Emily. So it's really hard for me to decide!

I chose Ashley, but I love the name Emily too.

I chose Ashley. Although I don't love it, I prefer it over Emily. Emily is pretty-it just bores me to tears because I hear it everywhere.

Oops. I'm the odd one out, I chose Ashley.

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Please don't kill me.

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A while ago I would have picked Emily, because all I associated it with was a smart protagonist in a children's book I read (can't remember what book now). Besides, I like M's to the point you could say I have a sickness.

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I'm not really sure why I picked Ashley; I like it about the same as Emily and it has the same popularity "problem." And I don't like the -shl- sound at all.

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I guess I'd just rather be named Ashley myself, if I was forced to choose. It's more modest and more powerful sounding to me. Emily sounds bossy and insecure compared to Ashley. Emily gets called Emmy, too, which I can't stand; while you could call Ashley Ash.

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- chazda

Emily

Ashley

I chose Emily

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Because Ashley is a boy's name to me.

Emily. I don't really like Ashley on a girl. Emily isn't too common (in England, although I know it is in the States), and it sounds so girly and pretty.

Mission accomplished. :-)