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Donte or Dante

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littlemissof1 · 23/08/2008 12:20

Any ideas? we like modern names can't decide on these. dp is all for using Donte.

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LadyThompson · 27/08/2008 11:25

Erm, I think Dante is by far the best. Nice to have an august chunk of literary heritage behind a name.

But littlemiss - are you pronouncing Dante
DAN, rhyming with PLAN? I think that's where the confusion is arising. It's normally pronounced DON. So actually spelling it Donte would be like spelling Hermione 'Hermyanee'. It is up to you, of course.

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littlemissof1 · 26/08/2008 23:12

think were gonna use Dante then we can call him Dan.
Effie Donte is a real name. We don't all like poncey names so you shouldn't judge and call folks illiterate.
Donte is a variant of Dante.

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themildmanneredjanitor · 24/08/2008 11:44

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EffiePerine · 24/08/2008 11:44

the idea of Donte being around since the 70s has cheered me right up

'Proud to be British: Rampant Illiteracy since 1972'

EffiePerine · 24/08/2008 11:40

see I love Victor. Dh refuses

we might sneak in Donald, even though it would confuse me even more

PookiePodgeandTubs · 24/08/2008 11:33

Duncan, Donald. Now these are totally fantastic names. I also like Victor and Bruce. I shouldn't really be on a thread about a name like Danté. But I haven't been too rude I hope. Fairly dip.

EffiePerine · 24/08/2008 11:24

hang on it ISN'T DS's middle name . That's Duncan. Blame pg brain

EffiePerine · 24/08/2008 11:23

Donald is nice. DS's middle name (mind you my family hate it)

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EffiePerine · 24/08/2008 11:21

next thing we'll have 'I love Bede but it is a bit modern and chavvy?'

PookiePodgeandTubs · 24/08/2008 11:21

Use it as a nn for Donald. Much cooler and classier.

Danté or Donte well........... there nmsaa honey.

Donato, meaning 'gift' with nn Dante or Donte as a nn makes me wince less. Dante on a birth cert makes me shudder.

EffiePerine · 24/08/2008 11:21

x-posts mmj

EffiePerine · 24/08/2008 11:20

random thought: is Donard a variant of Dante? I know an (adult) Donard and rather like it

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EffiePerine · 24/08/2008 11:19

and even more poncetastic

why not go for Gabriel instead?

ByTheSea · 24/08/2008 11:19

My lovely nephew (in US) is a Dante. He has an Italian surname as BIL is of Italian heritage. I also went to school (again in US) with a Dante, who was really adorable and everyone had a crush on him.

EffiePerine · 24/08/2008 11:18

for those who think Dante is a made up name

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EffiePerine · 24/08/2008 11:17

Eh?

Use Dante if you must (modern it aint) but why use a spelling mistake?

wellbalanced · 24/08/2008 11:14

Not sure on either of these sorry.

MaryAnnSingleton · 24/08/2008 08:39

I bet Donte was invented by the Waterloo Road scriptwriters or else they picked it because they'd heard it used..obv a misspelling of Dante

twentypence · 24/08/2008 04:29

Donte may be a name but shouldn't be. Dante is just asking for playground pisstaking.

reginaphilangy · 24/08/2008 03:37

Both are shite. Sorry.

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zippitippitoes · 24/08/2008 02:59

english variant is a pmsl polite way of saying they didnt know how to spell it