to want to name my daughter...

[Sparkle2010]

Darius?

YABVU

YABVVVVVU

isn't that a male name though? am i missing an in joke here?

YABU

so long as you don;t mind everyone thinking its after that x factor chap from few years ago!

You are being.so unreasonable you need to be sectioned as I fear for your mental health.

After the series of Persian emperors?

Is there a female version? Daria? Darius does remind me of that Pop Idol/X Factor wannabe

I used to quite like the

I don't think you're being unreasonable but your daughter may do when she has to explain sigh for the zillionth time: yes, it's a boy's name, my mum just liked it too much.

Yes it is a boys name, but if people can get away with naming their girls Ashley, Jordan, Hayden, Cameron etc then why not Darius.

I have no idea what x factor chap you mean. I never watch that rubbish.

Dont do it.

Why not? It's you who will carry, bear and raise your daughter, not us, it's your choice.

I know a female Darius as it happens. A very, very beautiful, charming, blonde haired, blue eyed, elfin 10 year old daughter of a former neighbour, so the name has nice associations for me.

it's my dad's name

yabu

ridiculous

I do quite like Doris, though.

Horrendous for a girl.

You (and your dd) will be laughed at, with good reason.

Daria would be really nice, why not that instead?

"Yes it is a boys name, but if people can get away with naming their girls Ashley, Jordan, Hayden, Cameron etc then why not Darius."

I don't think "everybody else is doing it" is powerful reasoning.

Your daughter may have to live with this the rest of her life. Deed polls are an expensive faff and ime, by the time I was old enough to get a deed poll change, I'd got so used to being called by my name, that no other name sounded right either.

In addition, plenty of MNers with doctorates apparently regularly experience disbelief on the phone that they are who they say they are. (Because apparently only men can be doctors ).

How much worse is it going to be for a girl called Darius?

i think it sounds to boyish for a girl

dariannes quite nice though...

Darius is clearly a boy's name. Daria or Dara for a girl.

Nooooooo! Just don't go there! Would you call her David or Matthew?

I'd go for Bob. It's short for Kate you know :)

unreasonable, no

stark raving mad, most certainly

call her john. a nice strong english name. can't go wrong with john.

TheYuleLogLady

Some names are suited to both girls and boys.

Darius is most certainly not one of them..