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I tend to think about how it would feel to be a Tinsley in a sea of Harleys, Paisleys, Tinleys, Huxleys, Brantleys, Kingsleys, Finleys, Oakleys, Tenleys, Bexleys, Hadleys, Presleys, Brinleys, Tenleys, Khinleys and whatever other one-syllable sounds parents want to stick a -ley on the end of. I also think of the teachers with a room full of children constantly saying, "Sir/ Miss, did you say Tinsley or Kingsley?" Personally, I would imagine that in both cases, it would be more refreshing to have a name with a bit more substance to it. I don't mean to sound harsh, I actually like a lot of -ley ending names, I'm just really sick of this trend.