RichmondBread
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ASHLEY was once a name for boys- almost exclusively. It's hard for people to wrap their heads around this!
Since the 1980s or so, it was taken over for girls, so much so, that any boy today named Ashley would get bullied. But I wonder why so many other great male names have been taken over by females as well? Could we ever reclaim Ashley ? Growing up in the 1990s, I only knew ONE boy named Ashley. The rest were all girls. That is a shame. I actually hate it for a female name. It sounds almost annoying, but it sounds kind of cool and debonair for a male.
Since the 1980s or so, it was taken over for girls, so much so, that any boy today named Ashley would get bullied. But I wonder why so many other great male names have been taken over by females as well? Could we ever reclaim Ashley ? Growing up in the 1990s, I only knew ONE boy named Ashley. The rest were all girls. That is a shame. I actually hate it for a female name. It sounds almost annoying, but it sounds kind of cool and debonair for a male.
