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Dawn...

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Pigofwar · 19/04/2017 13:33

...bear with me!

I know Dawn might evoke images of middle-aged women (all of the Dawns I know are in their 40s and 50s) BUT I saw a picture in a magazine this week with of a beautiful sunrise and the word "dawn" and it made me think about the name in a new way. Could it be a new "nature" name along the lines of Willow, Sage, River etc?!

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user1492757084 · 21/04/2017 09:56

Dawn is a beautiful choice,
All of the Dawns I know are great.
It's a strong, confident name.
I like Dawn Porter and Dawn French.

It's not unlike Joan, Marion and Margaret - all of a different era but full of female success and independence.

LarrytheCucumber · 20/04/2017 09:51

How weird. I was thinking about Dawn the other day and wondering why it wasn't having a resurgence. Other names which hard negative connotations have come back in. Maybe we need to wait until the current generation of Mumsnet babies have children.
I have a great niece called Dawn, in her 40s, and as far as I know she is lovely, but it was a name that had a bad press at one point.

Singingforsanity · 19/04/2017 23:39

Aw I have always loved Dawn, but didn't like the fact it's so close to Don and other accents would pronounce it weirdly. Only ever known lovely Dawns 😊

LynetteScavo · 19/04/2017 23:25

DD was born at dawn. DH suggested we call her Dawn. I said a definite no: I don't like the aw sound on the middle.

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FeedTheSharkAndItWIllBite · 19/04/2017 22:05

and any other man with an electric drill and a set of ladders... Uhm. What?! :=0

However, trying to have relations with her BIL? That's really awful!

(although still better than my auntie Matilda. Made a bet with her then lover [what's the male version of mistress?] whether he would manage to seduce my mother... She couldn't have been older than 16... He was the age of her father. She's now in a cult or something...)

SoloDance · 19/04/2017 22:05

And what does 'howya bud'mean?

SoloDance · 19/04/2017 22:04

WTF Is a skanger?

squoosh · 19/04/2017 22:03

'And your sister is not supposed to strip off and offer herself to your husband ( and any other man with an electric drill and a set of ladders)'

Yep getting starkers and offering yourself to your brother in law definitely contravenes sibling rules!

Dirty old Dawn.

elizabethdraper · 19/04/2017 21:53

Horrible horrible name
It's a real skanger "howya bud" name

FeedTheSharkAndItWIllBite · 19/04/2017 21:51

I like it :)

I don't think it travels well but it is a lovely name.

CointreauVersial · 19/04/2017 21:48

Ughh......the arch bully at school was called Dawn. It's quite put me off the name.

(I'm sure you're luvvly, DawnMumsNet ).

buttercup54321 · 19/04/2017 21:42

Dawn I lovely xxx

MaidenMotherCrone · 19/04/2017 21:33

Denise Royal is not harsh enough

Needs much more venom.

Sorry Op, it's actually a beautiful name but we do associate names with people.

And your sister is not supposed to strip off and offer herself to your husband ( and any other man with an electric drill and a set of ladders)

I'm getting help for my Dawn issues

squoosh · 19/04/2017 21:04

'I know a Dawn, in her fifties, biggest slag that ever walked the earth. She Had to move a couple of times because wives always seemed to catch up with her.'

I'm hearing that in Denise Royle's voice! 😆

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Pigofwar · 19/04/2017 20:58

Quite pleasantly surprised by the positive reactions!! I've only just had DD1 (not called Dawn) so I don't have any babies to name currently but if I was lucky enough to have. DD2 it may be a contender!!

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SuperBeagle · 19/04/2017 20:31

Reminds me of Dawn Fraser, who loves to get on her soapbox and spew some casual racism.

funnyeddie · 19/04/2017 20:27

I love Dawn, I'd picked it out as a daughters name before I found I couldn't have children. It always makes me feel happy xx

Alisvolatpropiis · 19/04/2017 20:21

I've known two Dawn's. One must be in her 60's now, the other her 30's. Both lovely women, so the name has positive connotations for me.

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DonMumsnet · 19/04/2017 19:44

Oof, that's a bit flipping harsh, Maiden!

Am feeling pretty relieved that I changed my username, now...

MaidenMotherCrone · 19/04/2017 19:20

I know a Dawn, in her fifties, biggest slag that ever walked the earth. She Had to move a couple of times because wives always seemed to catch up with her. There's a Running joke about being up at the crack of dawn.

She's disgusting my sister.

It's a no from me.

YouBloodyWhat · 19/04/2017 19:04

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DonMumsnet · 19/04/2017 16:14

@YouBloodyWhat

When I'm buying a coffee and have to give my name, they often write 'Don' on my cup. Not cool!

But Don is a cooler name than Dawn. You should be happy!

You're right, I should just go with it

blue2014 · 19/04/2017 16:02

I'm surprised but I really like it

HoratioNightboy · 19/04/2017 16:00

I think Elizabeth Dawn sounds lovely.

Aw shit, that's Vera Duckworth, isn't it? Maybe not then!

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