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Boys' name Dries...

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ChateauMargot · 06/11/2010 17:13

Any thots?

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ChateauMargot · 06/11/2010 17:14

p.s. pronounced 'dress', short for Andries/Andreas

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ChateauMargot · 06/11/2010 17:14

d'oh! pronounced drees

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belgo · 06/11/2010 17:15

No it's not pronounced dress, it is a longer sound, rhyming with trees.

belgo · 06/11/2010 17:15

phew you do know how to pronounce it!

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ChateauMargot · 06/11/2010 17:19

Yup, sorry - typo!

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belgo · 06/11/2010 17:20

I'm not so keen on Dries but Andries sounds very elegant; it's a nice name.

mathanxiety · 06/11/2010 17:59

Love it. Is it Dutch?

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ChateauMargot · 06/11/2010 18:11

Yes!

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skippingturtle · 06/11/2010 19:33

Are you Dutch?

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ChateauMargot · 06/11/2010 19:40

My grandparents were, yes.

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skippingturtle · 06/11/2010 19:55

Then yes! I do like it!

corblimeymadam · 06/11/2010 20:11

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Bue · 06/11/2010 20:15

I like it as a nn for Andries, which is a lovely name.

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