Girl Name

MrsEllis10 · April 2011

Ashton Jolie' ???

What do you all think?? I also posted this on the baby name board!

SarahPLiz · April 2011

Ashton is a boy's name. the -ton ending indicates male, as it sounds masculine. Ashley Jolie would be fine, though, even though Ashley was originally a male name as well.

ChelseaCC · April 2011

I know 3 boys named Ashton, so it's not just very feminine sounding to me, sorry. However, I love the middle name!!

SugarQueen101 · April 2011

I like it! Perhaps spell the first name as Ashtyn to make it more feminine? Just a thought. Either way, I like it ;-)

Gilliebear · April 2011

I worked with a girl named Ashton. I think its pretty. Definatly a unisex name.

MrsEllis10 · April 2011

SugarQueen101:
I like it! Perhaps spell the first name as Ashtyn to make it more feminine? Just a thought. Either way, I like it ;-)

I agree. I said the same thing to DH! He is all about not changing spellings. lol.

ChelseaCC · April 2011

Gilliebear:
I worked with a girl named Ashton. I think its pretty. Definatly a unisex name.

This is off topic but my pug puppy looks IDENTICAL to yours haha. Absolutely adorable!!

kim1989 · April 2011

boys name

MrsGo4Hockeychick · April 2011

SugarQueen101:
I like it! Perhaps spell the first name as Ashtyn to make it more feminine? Just a thought. Either way, I like it ;-)

eww.

misspelling a name doesn't make it feminine. It just makes you look like an uneducated moron.

And Ashton is a boy's name.

bellethebride · April 2011

I think it's cute.

Jseawell · April 2011

Just yesterday I heard of someone close to me naming their girl Ashton. And people who think only boys should have the TON and SON suffix are dumb. Peyton, Allison, etc

Jseawell · April 2011

SarahPLiz:
Ashton is a boy's name. the -ton ending indicates male, as it sounds masculine. Ashley Jolie would be fine, though, even though Ashley was originally a male name as well.

Thank you for discrediting your own post.

BeenThere22 · April 2011

Jseawell:
Just yesterday I heard of someone close to me naming their girl Ashton. And people who think only boys should have the TON and SON suffix are dumb. Peyton, Allison, etc

Petyon started out as a boys name....as did Allison....

Jseawell · April 2011

Thank you for making my point

SarahPLiz · April 2011

Jseawell:
SarahPLiz:
Ashton is a boy's name. the -ton ending indicates male, as it sounds masculine. Ashley Jolie would be fine, though, even though Ashley was originally a male name as well.

Thank you for discrediting your own post.

Ashley became a girl's name long ago. Boys are rarely named Ashley these days. However, Ashton is still a very popular boys name. It also sounds WAY more masculine than Ashton. However, I don't think you are interested in hearing any dissenting opinions, so what I say doesn't matter anyway. If you want your little girl to think you wanted a boy instead, because she has the same name as 3 boys in her class, then go for it. I'd rather avoid that complex with my own child.

Ashton= Male. Period. -TON DOES indicate male, and Peyton IS a boys name that people have taken over for girls. It doesn't make it any less awful on a girl just because other people have done it. Also, misspelling it as Ashtyn is makes the parent look not so intelligent. I'd pronounce that as Ash-teen or Ash-Tin, because of Phonics and all that good stuff I learned in K, its not Ash-ton

lovelyophelia · April 2011

I don't think Jolie makes Ashton sound any less masculine. Ashton is not my style anyway. Sorry, I don't care for it.

hellaine · April 2011

There's a pretty young lady on American Idol right now names Ashton--Guess her parents didn't get thebump.com forum memo that it's a boys name apparantly. Hasn't seemed to have affected her life too badly I think it's a lovely name.

Interestin article about whether the name is masculine or feminine here: https://www.babynamewizard.com/archives/2006/3/case-study-ashtons

Ceridwen21 · April 2011

Terrible choice.

hockeyhoney87 · April 2011

SarahPLiz:
Ashton is a boy's name. the -ton ending indicates male, as it sounds masculine. Ashley Jolie would be fine, though, even though Ashley was originally a male name as well.

Hey now, my name is Ashton!!! And I was named Ashton before it was even a popular boys name!!! I can't tell you how many compliments I get on my name. Just FYI. I think Ashton is a perfectly good name. My middle name is Marie and it flows well. So if you want to name your daughter Ashton, just know that it is NOT just a boys name!!!!!

jgilesslp · April 2011

My cousin's name is Ashton and it is a girl. I think it sounds feminine to me I have heard it for a boy but think it sounds "soft." I think Ashton Jolie is very cute.

jpsquared · April 2011

Sounds like you picked out two celebrity names.

Kondasa · April 2011

Boys name, girls name.... who cares? I don't see getting so hung up on what is girl appropriate and what is boy appropriate as it relates to names... or even baby clothing, nursery decor, and ways to treat children.

I guess I am kinda against that creation of an image that your daughter must be a princess and be extremely girly with a name that ends in the appropriate sound to grow up to be a woman and your son must be macho and be into sports and trucks.

I honestly think Ashton is a nice name.

+diana82+ · April 2011

jpsquared:
Sounds like you picked out two celebrity names.

This, and ditto the poster that said misspelling it doesn't make it more feminine. It just looks misspelled.

LauraLovesJon · April 2011

The only Ashtons I've ever met are girls, I don't think it's a bad choice, nms, but I don't see any issue with naming a girl this especially with a feminine middle name. Then again, my daughter's name is Dylan, lol.

kdenhartog · April 2011

This is your sweet baby, and as long as a name won't be an embarrassment to a child later in life, then go with what you love. Do you really care what a random stranger thinks of the name of your child?

JaysonandKristin · April 2011

I have a total hatred toward giving girls boys' names AND unisex names altogether.

We can argue all day whether or not it's a boy's name or a girl's name. It is a boy's name. Just because some people find it appropriate to name their girls boys' names doesn't make the name feminine, it is simply an indicator of the parents' naming style.

That's how the names make the transition from strictly masculine to unisex and eventually, sometimes, feminine.

FTR, Jolie is a word that means "happy." It's not an actual name, but if it's something that you like, it's definitely appropriate in the MN position. IMHO, MNs are the place to get really adventuresome.

I really don't like the name Ashton in any event.

Marettie · April 2011

jpsquared:
Sounds like you picked out two celebrity names.

Agreed!

CocoBrynne · April 2011

I like it a lot, for awhile we planned to name our daughter Ashton Claire, IT IS a unisex name. There is a county singer named Ashton Shepherd, and she is beautiful.

shockleyh · April 2011

MrsGo4Hockeychick:
SugarQueen101:
I like it! Perhaps spell the first name as Ashtyn to make it more feminine? Just a thought. Either way, I like it ;-)
eww.
misspelling a name doesn't make it feminine. It just makes you look like an uneducated moron.

And Ashton is a boy's name.

Hockey.. You are so honest. I agree with you that spelling it different is not the way to make it a girl's name!! But I think it's quite unisex & would be fine for a girl.

alandals · April 2011

Ashton is a boys name. Jolie is very Angelina Jolie to me. I can't imagine it as a first name.

from me

fraglette · April 2011

kdenhartog:
This is your sweet baby, and as long as a name won't be an embarrassment to a child later in life, then go with what you love. Do you really care what a random stranger thinks of the name of your child?

Maybe because your child is going to be encountering random strangers their entire life? And every one of them is going to be talking about you (because no one blames the child) once they hear your child's name? Because your friends and family are going to nod their heads and say "oh that's nice" all the while talking about your poor choices when you're not around? We have friends that have given their children AWFUL names. Really bad. Misspelled, inappropriate names. And while we would never say anything to their faces, we all talk about the horrible name choices.

desmerelda317 · April 2011

JaysonandKristin:
I have a total hatred toward giving girls boys' names AND unisex names altogether.
We can argue all day whether or not it's a boy's name or a girl's name. It is a boy's name. Just because some people find it appropriate to name their girls boys' names doesn't make the name feminine, it is simply an indicator of the parents' naming style.
That's how the names make the transition from strictly masculine to unisex and eventually, sometimes, feminine.
FTR, Jolie is a word that means "happy." It's not an actual name, but if it's something that you like, it's definitely appropriate in the MN position. IMHO, MNs are the place to get really adventuresome.
I really don't like the name Ashton in any event.

The bolded statement is the most ridiculous argument on this thread yet. You do know that many many MANY names find their origins in words, right? For example, my name is Desiree - it is from the French word meaning "to desire." Doesn't make it any less of a name just because it can also be a word in a French sentence. Also, it is not any less of a word just because some folks are named that.

To the OP, Ashton isn't my style, and the middle name does make me think of Angelina Jolie. But I don't think it is a bad sounding name, nor do I think it will give your daughter a complex. If you do decide to use it, I agree with just keeping the spelling as-is.

Jordan1234 · April 2011

It makes me think of Ashton Kutcher and Angelina Jolie, and then I think of a teen mom naming her child after her favorite celebrities. Not trying to be mean, just honest.

I have to agree that Ashton sounds too masculine, and I tend to like the more unisex names for girls....

JaysonandKristin · April 2011

desmerelda317:
JaysonandKristin:
I have a total hatred toward giving girls boys' names AND unisex names altogether.
We can argue all day whether or not it's a boy's name or a girl's name. It is a boy's name. Just because some people find it appropriate to name their girls boys' names doesn't make the name feminine, it is simply an indicator of the parents' naming style.
That's how the names make the transition from strictly masculine to unisex and eventually, sometimes, feminine.
FTR, Jolie is a word that means "happy." It's not an actual name, but if it's something that you like, it's definitely appropriate in the MN position. IMHO, MNs are the place to get really adventuresome.
I really don't like the name Ashton in any event.
The bolded statement is the most ridiculous argument on this thread yet. You do know that many many MANY names find their origins in words, right? For example, my name is Desiree - it is from the French word meaning "to desire." Doesn't make it any less of a name just because it can also be a word in a French sentence. Also, it is not any less of a word just because some folks are named that.
To the OP, Ashton isn't my style, and the middle name does make me think of Angelina Jolie. But I don't think it is a bad sounding name, nor do I think it will give your daughter a complex. If you do decide to use it, I agree with just keeping the spelling as-is.

Apparently, my point wasn't clear -- it means "happy" in FRENCH. The FRENCH do not use Jolie as a given name despite its meaning.

Have a Desiree day!!

Elsker · April 2011

Gilliebear:
I worked with a girl named Ashton. I think its pretty. Definatly a unisex name.

I graduated with a couple girls named Ashton. Until Ashton Kutcher I'd never head of a boy named Ashton.

Kml9876 · April 2011

Ashton sounds like a name for a boy to me.

Jseawell · April 2011

SarahPLiz:
Jseawell:
SarahPLiz:
Ashton is ?a boy's name. the -ton ending indicates male, as it sounds masculine. Ashley Jolie would be fine, though, even though Ashley was originally a male name as well.?
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Thank you for discrediting your own post.?
Ashley became a girl's name long ago. Boys are rarely named Ashley these days. However, Ashton is still a very popular boys name. It also sounds WAY more masculine than Ashton. However, I don't think you are interested in hearing any dissenting opinions, so what I say doesn't matter anyway. If you want your little girl to think you wanted a boy instead, because she has the same name as 3 boys in her class, then go for it. I'd rather avoid that complex with my own child.?
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Ashton= Male. Period. -TON DOES indicate male, and Peyton IS a boys name that people have taken over for girls. It doesn't make it any less awful on a girl just because other people have done it. Also, misspelling it as Ashtyn is makes the parent look not so intelligent. I'd pronounce that as Ash-teen or Ash-Tin, because of Phonics and all that good stuff I learned in K, its not Ash-ton
?

Actually, the TON suffix is an indication of place (not gender), short for town, but since you're obviously a gifted naming guru, you should already know this.?

wec5473 · April 2011

Jordan1234:
It makes me think of Ashton Kutcher and Angelina Jolie, and then I think of a teen mom naming her child after her favorite celebrities. Not trying to be mean, just honest.

Bingo!

desmerelda317 · April 2011

JaysonandKristin:
desmerelda317:
JaysonandKristin:
I have a total hatred toward giving girls boys' names AND unisex names altogether.
We can argue all day whether or not it's a boy's name or a girl's name. It is a boy's name. Just because some people find it appropriate to name their girls boys' names doesn't make the name feminine, it is simply an indicator of the parents' naming style.
That's how the names make the transition from strictly masculine to unisex and eventually, sometimes, feminine.
FTR, Jolie is a word that means "happy." It's not an actual name, but if it's something that you like, it's definitely appropriate in the MN position. IMHO, MNs are the place to get really adventuresome.
I really don't like the name Ashton in any event.
The bolded statement is the most ridiculous argument on this thread yet. You do know that many many MANY names find their origins in words, right? For example, my name is Desiree - it is from the French word meaning "to desire." Doesn't make it any less of a name just because it can also be a word in a French sentence. Also, it is not any less of a word just because some folks are named that.
To the OP, Ashton isn't my style, and the middle name does make me think of Angelina Jolie. But I don't think it is a bad sounding name, nor do I think it will give your daughter a complex. If you do decide to use it, I agree with just keeping the spelling as-is.
Apparently, my point wasn't clear -- it means "happy" in FRENCH. The FRENCH do not use Jolie as a given name despite its meaning.
Have a Desiree day!!

I guess my point was simply that just because it is a word in a certain language, doesn't mean it can't also be a name in that country or a different one. How about the name "Grace." It's a word in English. It is also a common name for English speaking peoples. I just think it is silly to say that because something is a word, it therefore isn't a name. The two are not mutually exclusive. Just because the French don't use it as a name doesn't mean it isn't used as name elsewhere in the world. And as most of us should realize by now from our time on the bump, since when does tradition (e.g. the French don't traditionally use "Jolie" as a name, or using a traditional spelling, or choosing a popular name from the social security top 100 list) mean anything to a great number of parents when choosing a name for their child?

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