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

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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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pinkbubble · 16/03/2008 22:38

Darrell (remember this from Malory Towers!)

themoon66 · 16/03/2008 22:34

why does the name have to begin with D?

themoon66 · 16/03/2008 22:34

I've only know one Dorothy and she used to carry a bottle of gin in her handbag.

KristinaM · 16/03/2008 22:24

i think you are bonkers and shoudl call your child any name you like without worrying about what letter is starts with

Bink · 16/03/2008 22:22

I toyed with Dorcas for dd, for a short while. (Also Loveday, not that that fits the brief - it just demonstrates what sort of place I was in.)

Decima I like, but it has to be merited - ie she must be your 10th daughter, or at least your 10th child.

I think Delphine is very pretty, as is Dulcinea (but latter a bit of a mouthful).
I have a mate with a Desdemona (tomboyish, known as DeeDee).

Presumably you have ruled out Dest'nae?

Dido?
Domenica?

HonoriaGlossop · 16/03/2008 22:18

Dorothy is lovely, shortened to Dotty or Dolly is just sooo cute

Also LOVE Delphine (Delphi)

KashaSarrasin · 16/03/2008 21:47

Doreen ?

FranSanDisco · 16/03/2008 21:37

I like Delores. Knew a girl called Derringer when I was a teenager. Pronounced Deh-rinja.

Lulah · 16/03/2008 21:32

Dorothy can be shortened to Dolly !

Dawn?
Dee?

QuinterEgg · 16/03/2008 21:31

Drucilla!

DforDiva · 16/03/2008 21:28

Dakota
Dominique
Drew

cyanarasamba · 16/03/2008 21:17

Despina?

Ags · 16/03/2008 21:17

Also could have meant that we had a Dom and Dam if the names were shortened which would not have been good!

Ags · 16/03/2008 21:16

I was desperate to call dd a d name as her brother is a d and I really had a thing about having a d and d! Confused yet?

My fave was Damaris but dh was not keen so we now have a d and i!

talkingmongoose · 16/03/2008 21:12

Ooh, I was going to say Dorcas, I love it, but when you think how the other kids will shorten it...

You know there really aren't very many nice 'd' names, are you sure about this?

DforDiva · 16/03/2008 21:12

i like Demi

mablemurple · 16/03/2008 21:03

pmsl @ Dolcelatte & Diphtheria.

Dementia

Dorcas

motherinferior · 16/03/2008 20:44

I nearly called DD1 Delilah.

madamez · 16/03/2008 20:40

Dionne
Delilah
Dahlia
Desdemona
Destiny
Dorinda
Dorota (German/Austrian variant of Dorothy)
Danuta
Danae
Dee
Denise

Calisteregg · 16/03/2008 20:37

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donnie · 16/03/2008 19:54

Dilys is a nice name.

chocolateshoes · 16/03/2008 19:31

Dulcie is lovely. Dina maybe? Ds aren't easy are they?!

Annortherner · 16/03/2008 19:22

Dolly and Dulcie were my faves

QuintessentialShadows · 16/03/2008 19:21

Oh god, Diptheria, that was one killer disease...

I particularly love
Dana,
Daphne
Delphine
Daehlia

and not to forget:

Darleene

msappropriate · 16/03/2008 19:16

Dewey (decimal system)

Detchema (I think it may be aboriginal)

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