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Haha, my dad wanted to name me Heidi - then my name would have been Heidi LaVerne [we are very German] but my mom wouldn't let him. So he tried Gretchen and she hated that too, and they settled on Ashley. Actually, I wouldn't have minded Gretchen, Ashley is okay, but theres about a bazillion other Ashley's, I can't go anywhere without having to be called 'Ashley Z' or 'Z!'

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I think Heidi is alright (it definitely wouldn't have worked on me] but it is a bit too old for me.

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Alana is okay as well. I like the spelling Alana or Alayna best. Alanna or Alannah makes it sound like 'Uh-Lawn-Uh' rather than 'Uh-Lane-Uh' unless you are going for the first pronounciation.