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Donte / Dontae for a white british boy?!

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emmagreen481 · 02/11/2018 17:16

I'm 23 weeks pregnant with a boy and I am really struggling with finding a name. I've looked at almost every possible name on this planet and I don't like any of them. The only one I've considered is Donte / Dontae pronounced don-tay however everyone I've spoke to about it has told me it's a black man's name, is this true?! and does it even matter?
Before anyone mentions it, I have thought about the name Dante instead and I don't like it

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user1981287 · 02/11/2018 18:28

Dante is pronounced don tay.

It's dreadful but if you really must then at least spell it correctly.

rebelrosie12 · 02/11/2018 18:24

Surely it would be spelled Dante pronounced donte?

NotANotMan · 02/11/2018 18:24

It's typically an African American name. It would be quite unusual on a white boy and I'm not sure he'd thank you for it.
Dante is perfectly nice and wouldn't seem out of place. I really wouldn't with Dontae

Racecardriver · 02/11/2018 18:23

I have never ever met a Donte black or otherwise.

JungDisciple · 02/11/2018 18:22

What about Donato (Italian) for gift. I presume same root

Leobynature · 02/11/2018 18:20

Does it matter?

daisypond · 02/11/2018 18:02

Donte is a form of Dante - so they're virtually the same. I know a Donte (black) and a Dante (white), and I would probably make that assumption about Donte. Whether it matters is another thing.