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"People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing all day."
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"People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing all day."
Rate my personal name list please :) https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/217493
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The first Ashley I knew was a boy with two brothers: Dorian and Mark.
The first thoughts I had about Ashley, when I was very young, was a character in stories I used to tell myself in bed before I fell asleep. There were two sisters named Ashley and Rachel, nns Ashers and Rache, and they had Enid Blytonish adventures involving getting each other into and out of trouble.
I taught English once to a Taiwanese immigrant who had been given the English name 'Susannah' by her teacher in Taipei, but she never felt at home with it; someone suggested Ashley and she was delighted, but hesitant because she knew what ash is, and it seemed unattractive. So I was able to tell her about ash trees and the meaning of -ley, and she cheered up and used it happily.
The first thoughts I had about Ashley, when I was very young, was a character in stories I used to tell myself in bed before I fell asleep. There were two sisters named Ashley and Rachel, nns Ashers and Rache, and they had Enid Blytonish adventures involving getting each other into and out of trouble.
I taught English once to a Taiwanese immigrant who had been given the English name 'Susannah' by her teacher in Taipei, but she never felt at home with it; someone suggested Ashley and she was delighted, but hesitant because she knew what ash is, and it seemed unattractive. So I was able to tell her about ash trees and the meaning of -ley, and she cheered up and used it happily.
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I like it a lot on a boy. It sounds soft and gentle.
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Ashley's not too bad. I think it has withstood the test of time compared to all the other -ey names. I don't find it half as obnoxious as the others. And Ash is a great nickname.
This message was edited 7/11/2021, 12:29 AM
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I don't mind it for a boy.
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