Beth - I don't know if I like Ashlette per se, but I do always get a kick out of hearing new names, even when I hate them, which I often do. The depths of human creativity amaze me!
My question is, why do you (not just Beth, but many of you) seem to feel that a name made up in the year 2007 is somehow less valid than one made up in 1707? It seems to me that modern names may fit better in our culture and even sound better to our ears - we speak an very different language than that used even 50 years ago - if you watch old movies you know what I'm talking about. The rhythms and letter combinations that appealed to people then may not sound as appealing now.
Personally, I think giving a child a dowdy, old-fashioned name because you are trying to either make a statement or because retro is 'cool' amongst your social circle has the potential to marginalize a child as much as a kre8tive name does, if not more so.
Beth - I don't know if I like Ashlette per se, but I do always get a kick out of hearing new names, even when I hate them, which I often do. The depths of human creativity amaze me!
My question is, why do you (not just Beth, but many of you) seem to feel that a name made up in the year 2007 is somehow less valid than one made up in 1707? It seems to me that modern names may fit better in our culture and even sound better to our ears - we speak an very different language than that used even 50 years ago - if you watch old movies you know what I'm talking about. The rhythms and letter combinations that appealed to people then may not sound as appealing now.
Personally, I think giving a child a dowdy, old-fashioned name because you are trying to either make a statement or because retro is 'cool' amongst your social circle has the potential to marginalize a child as much as a kre8tive name does, if not more so.