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Your favourite names beginning with D

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ProfessorPickles · 20/03/2017 17:03

Either for a boy or a girl, what are your favourite baby names beginning with D?

I'm more of a fan of traditional names but would love to hear any suggestions!

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DappledThings · 21/03/2017 14:26

I love Delia. DH vetoed it on the grounds of it reminding him not just of Delia Smith but specifically her drunkenly ranting "let's be having it" at the Norwich ground

mum2be2boys · 21/03/2017 14:03

I like Daniel and Dominic for a boy or Daisy for a girl.

buttercup54321 · 20/03/2017 23:25

Daniel
David
Darren

Derran
Daisy
Doreen

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 20/03/2017 23:24

Dominica. Dorothea. Dorothy.
Damien. Daley.

TheBadgersMadeMeDoIt · 20/03/2017 23:22

I once knew a Darian. Always rather liked his name.

Daniel and David are my faves though. Forever sad that I didn't have twin boys.

Dorothy (Dolly for short) and Daisy for girls.

RealHouswifeofBury · 20/03/2017 22:43

Daphne
Delia

Daniel
Dylan

Sophronia · 20/03/2017 22:37

Darragh
Daniel
David
Dominic
Dallin
Dashiell
Dawson
Douglas
Duncan
Dennis

Dorothy
Devon
Dinah
Darrell
Delilah
Della
Diana

Coey2016 · 20/03/2017 22:20

Dexter, Dashiell, Dylan for a boy

Danielle for a girl

BugsyStar30 · 20/03/2017 22:19

Darcy, Dolcie and Dolores

AmysTiara · 20/03/2017 22:16

I like Dominique for a girl and Dexter for a boy.

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ProfessorPickles · 20/03/2017 22:16

I was just asking for D names because my surname begins with a D! Sometimes I think names sound really good like that but none are working because I have a crap surname Grin

Rachel Riley is a good example, there's better examples but I can't think!

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IlsaLund · 20/03/2017 22:15

Dorothea
Delmy
David
Darklis
Dougal

OneSecondAfter · 20/03/2017 21:53

Dylan, Dominic, Dexter

Girls, no idea. I just checked the ONS list and there are only about 3 girls names in the top 300 that begin with D. All horrible too. I don't like any of the ones listed in this thread either. God, I hope I never have a daughter and some random reason that I MUST give her a name that starts with D.

1horatio · 20/03/2017 20:46

Daphne, Dana, Danah, Davina, Dora.
My favourite is probably Danah. Or maybe Daphne, not sure :)

Dean, David, Derrick, Davi.

InvisibleKittenAttack · 20/03/2017 20:23

Although OP - why D?

InvisibleKittenAttack · 20/03/2017 20:22

I know a little girl known as Dolly, but her full name is Dorothea.

Also like Daphne and Dinah.

For boys, David is very solid. Must say, having read the Red Rising trilogy, my first thought was "Darrow" for a boy - which I quite like even though I'm not a fan of "surnames for boys first names". (Plus he would spend a lifetime explaining that he's not called Darren)

HainaultViaNewburyPark · 20/03/2017 20:02

Dinah or Deborah for a girl. Dominic or Diego for a boy.

DementedUnicorn · 20/03/2017 19:58

And Dana for a girl

DementedUnicorn · 20/03/2017 19:58

Daithi - can't do fadas on my phone!

Bostonbullsmumma · 20/03/2017 19:57

I love Dolly too but again not sure if i'd be brave enough to use it!

TheWeeBabySeamus1 · 20/03/2017 19:53

I like Dara, Dylan and Daniel for boys.

The girls name I picked when I was pregnant (had a boy) was a D name - Daria.

daisydalrymple · 20/03/2017 19:50

Daniel

Daisy

Love51 · 20/03/2017 19:48

Dylan.
And Daniel.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 20/03/2017 19:46

Dylan
Daniel
David

Danielle
Daisy
Demelza

MiniMaxi · 20/03/2017 19:29

Dashiell, Dylan, Duke and Daniel made our longlist for DS (my fave of these is Dylan)

We knew early on we were having a boy so I don't have a list of girls' names!

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