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Names starting with D ending with A

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PremiumPercentage · 29/03/2024 22:30

Anyone who fancies playing, would you hit me with your names (for either sex) starting with D and ending with A please? The more unusual the better.

So far I only have Demelza, Dana and Daria. Any others?

Also acceptable- ending with the a sound but not spelled with an a, for example Dáire.

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VisitationRights · 30/03/2024 05:21

Newsenmum · 29/03/2024 22:48

pronounced ‘dah-ree-ya’ or ‘dar-ree-ya’ ?

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Da-ree-ah

CocoBellaSparkle · 30/03/2024 05:11
  • Dionna
CocoBellaSparkle · 30/03/2024 05:11

Dasha
Diana
Dionne
Danita
Derica
Denna
Della
Dakota
Dina
Dua
Demia
Dominica
Delphina
Danissa

Grumpetsky · 30/03/2024 01:09

Dahlia
Delia
Durga
Daria
Dara (male)
Dhritarashtra (male)

larkstar · 30/03/2024 01:04

These days it seems like you could use any word spelled however you wanted. Surely it’s only a matter of time before someone uses DRAMA as a girls name. DYSLEXIA is actually a nice sounding word that could be a name - but who would use it? (Ans: one day…)

When is anyone going to use the name DAMILOLA again? Would you call a smart kid DIPLOMA? There’s always DIARRHEA!

George Harrison called his boy DHANI.

If you really can’t make your mind up there is DILEMMA.

Manyandyoucanwalkover · 30/03/2024 01:03

Draco

caringcarer · 30/03/2024 00:55

Deena, Diana, Davina, Della, Donna.

Theoldwoman · 30/03/2024 00:42

Drea
Doria
Dorothea
Delia
Debra
Darla
Dakota
Dakoda
Daniela
Donna
Danica
Delta
Diana
Deanna
Dina
Daiya
Dasha
Demetria
Diondra
Davina

Dexter
Dharma
Denver

TheVeryHungryTortoise · 29/03/2024 23:20

I knew a girl called Dasha at school, Russian name.

skippy67 · 29/03/2024 23:09

Deena.

Offleyhoo · 29/03/2024 23:09

Dita

OccasionalHope · 29/03/2024 23:06

Demetria
Drusilla
Dextra
Desdemona
Delphina
Dacia
Dervla
Donata
Delilah
Dionysia
Diana
Dinah
Deborah
Davina
Dorinda
Dorothea
Dora
Dominica
Danica

AngelQuartz · 29/03/2024 23:05

Darla
Daniella
Dahlia
Deena
Dina
Diana
Davina
Demitria
Demelda
Donna
Donda
Delia
Debra
Deanna
Della
Dayna

Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 29/03/2024 23:04

Dympna

Onemoret1me · 29/03/2024 23:00

Dora

Onemoret1me · 29/03/2024 22:59

Delta
dakota

MistyGreenAndBlue · 29/03/2024 22:54

Dreema
Also my mum was at school with a girl named Delsia. A name I've never heard anywhere ever again but I always thought it was pretty. I guess it was made up by her parents 🤷‍♀️

BigPimpinSpendinCheese · 29/03/2024 22:53

Donava.

Dracula Grin

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PremiumPercentage · 29/03/2024 22:49

NearlyBritishSummertimeYay · 29/03/2024 22:42

@PremiumPercentage

are you going to tell us why?

Dana grew on me as. I loved the character on a TV program. Years ago. American, I cant remember what it was called....

I had a school friend called Dania. She was a strong, likeable character.

I like Davina (McCall) & Dara ó ' Briain

The L Word? If so then yes, it's also crossed my mind that Dana would be a lovely (but bittersweet) namesake.

Thank you all so much for so many ideas! This is my third and final baby, no rhyme or reason to it I just got bogged down with the idea that a D name ending in A would really fit with the others and my surname. Then realised I couldn't think of many that I liked!

Dracula the clear winner so far.

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Marcipex · 29/03/2024 22:49

Desdemona

WingSlutz · 29/03/2024 22:48

FYI Daire (with a fada on the a) isn't a name. It's Daire, or Dara.

Newsenmum · 29/03/2024 22:48

VisitationRights · 29/03/2024 22:43

My friend is Dasha. She is originally from Russia and her name is Daria but Dasha is a common diminutive of her name. I like both of them!

pronounced ‘dah-ree-ya’ or ‘dar-ree-ya’ ?

WanderlyWagonInWales · 29/03/2024 22:48

Dearbhla
Dora
Dominica

KnittedCardi · 29/03/2024 22:47

Donnatella
Daniella
Diana
Dahlia
Dorothea

Newsenmum · 29/03/2024 22:47

dasha
dana
dora
delta
della
dina/deena
divya
doha

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