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Original poster

We need a girl's name beginning with D ...

137 replies

Upsidedowncake · 15/03/2008 19:55

because our names begin with A and B - and then entirely unintentionally, we called DS a name beginning with C.

Front runners are Dorothy and Dorothea at the moment.

What do you think?

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iwouldgoouttonight · 18/03/2008 10:58

Dulcibella

PuppyMonkey · 18/03/2008 10:54

Is it the law that families' names have to go A, B, C and D then?

Go for Zooella and fly in the face of convention!!

trace2 · 18/03/2008 10:50

dee

hermykne · 18/03/2008 10:32

i have a friend who is a dorothy, and has been constantly up against smirks when she says her name for the last 20yrs.

nice idea - red shoes - etc but maybe a bit ole fashioned

WallOfSilence · 18/03/2008 10:24

Daniella

Deárbhlá [Irish for Dervla]

Darlene

Déirdre

Denise

pencilpleats · 18/03/2008 10:23

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pencilpleats · 18/03/2008 10:21

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TwoFirTreesToday · 18/03/2008 10:18

Donella

Delphi

purpleduck · 17/03/2008 23:07

Danica

Damn! Missed opportunity. Dh is an A, I am a C......

Quattrocento · 17/03/2008 22:50

Deborah
Delight (Angel for short)
Darcy
Dominique
Daphne
Detta
Danielle
Davina
Dove
Diminutia (only if she is small)
Desdemona
Drosophilia (I think that is actually real but you would have to call her Dropsy for short)
Duty

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Upsidedowncake · 17/03/2008 22:39

Wow, thank you all for your suggestions - both serious and otherwise. I particularly enjoyed Diptheria, Dolcelatte and Dave! I can't believe how many D names everyone has come up with!

Dorothea is my current favourite, though DH still not sure. I think I may be unduly influenced by Swallows and Amazons' Dick and Dot.

Does anyone know anyone under the age of 65 called Dorothy / ea?

Re why the D, well it's one way of reducing the choice ...

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vicsta · 17/03/2008 19:10

Dorothea is lovely. Also like Dolores or Dolly!

stuffedolivia · 17/03/2008 18:03

Dorothea's great - all the shortened forms are lovely, plus it's unpretentious and never likely to date.
Mind you, DH completed refused to even consider one of my choice's for DD - insisting that pregnancy was making me temporarily insane - so what do I khow?!

pinkbubble · 17/03/2008 00:14

I had a friend call her daughter Devon Chelsea, everyone took the "mick" but that didn't put her off, she called DD that because she liked the names!

cupsoftea · 16/03/2008 23:54

Doreen

80sMum · 16/03/2008 23:51

Dodie
Dorinda
Dorian
Deena
Dawna
Devon
Dolly
Deidra
Dallas

WendyWeber · 16/03/2008 23:37

Have you had Demelza?

floaty · 16/03/2008 23:36

Or Dulcimer,dulcie for short

floaty · 16/03/2008 23:35

Dora,

snice · 16/03/2008 23:18

Dymphna -but not sure how you spell it

Samantha28 · 16/03/2008 23:14

dave is good. she will be the only girl called dave in her class

cheesesarnie · 16/03/2008 22:44

please call her dave.

cheesesarnie · 16/03/2008 22:43

my ds cant say dds name so she gets called dolly-its lovely!he yelled downstairs to her tonight(for first time ever) lub lou doll(love you doll!

i like dorothy,dulcie,daisy.

Heated · 16/03/2008 22:43

Love Dorothea!

pinkbubble · 16/03/2008 22:42

Danielle (just clutching at thoughts that are rattling round my head!