http://appellationmountain.net/2009/05/15/name-of-the-day-ashley/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://appellationmountain.net/2009/05/15/name-of-the-day-ashley/#comment-28123 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:04:10 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2361#comment-28123 [...] this: baby name trends ooze.  The following names were still in the girls’ Top 100 in 2010: Ashley, Sydney, Lauren, Jessica.  For the boys?  Jason, Eric, Kevin.  For every parent searching for [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/05/15/name-of-the-day-ashley/#comment-28009 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:04:00 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2361#comment-28009 [...] – Ceci for Cecilia – get a pass.  And I don’t so much mind Ashlie and Averie, though I think it might be frustrating to introduce yourself as “Ashlie with an [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/05/15/name-of-the-day-ashley/#comment-27820 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:51:40 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2361#comment-27820 [...] – Ashley is a fading favorite for girls, while Ashton rose to the Top 100 thanks to actor Ashton Kutcher.  [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/05/15/name-of-the-day-ashley/#comment-25638 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 07:03:31 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2361#comment-25638 [...] name, and she might tell you that she never had personalized pencils, the kind that Jennifer and Ashley always brought to [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/05/15/name-of-the-day-ashley/#comment-25351 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:03:43 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2361#comment-25351 [...] shares the “oo” sound of Ruby and Lucy, plus the lee ending so in favor from Emily to Ashley to Hailey to Riley.  The word has spiritual associations, as well as the more traditional sense of [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/05/15/name-of-the-day-ashley/#comment-19669 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 07:07:08 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2361#comment-19669 [...] Laura Ashley hit her stride in the 1980s, as a staple of the decade’s preppy [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/05/15/name-of-the-day-ashley/#comment-18430 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 05:17:09 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2361#comment-18430 Sorry to write so late but grew up with a guy named Ashley. He was one tough guy so no one teased him. Ashley on a male is also a French Canadian thing.

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/05/15/name-of-the-day-ashley/#comment-5599 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:53:15 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2361#comment-5599 I love Ashley on a boy. He is handsome and sophisticated. Different story on a girl though. I hope this becomes more popular on boys again.

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/05/15/name-of-the-day-ashley/#comment-5020 Sun, 17 May 2009 21:07:37 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2361#comment-5020 …Whereas in the UK Ashley is resolutely a boys name. I’ve never met a female Ashley but there a certainly a few male Ashley’s around; there must have been a spate of them in the early 80′s as the ones I know are all in their mid 20′s. You won’t be surprised to learn that I’m not a fan of the name – a simple case of ‘ familiarity breeds contempt’ I guess…

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/05/15/name-of-the-day-ashley/#comment-5019 Sun, 17 May 2009 06:05:31 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2361#comment-5019 I really, really like Ashley for a boy (although not quite as much as Beverly). Sadly, in North America at least, it’s hard to pull off.

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