Digby - tell me what you think please!

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A little help would be appreciated - what do you think of the name Digby for our possible DS1 (4 weeks to go)? Our surname begins with D as well - not sure if DMPD would work as initials.

My preferred alternatives would be Frederick (Freddie) or Benedict (Dickie) which I like because you can shorten them, but no such convenience with Digby - unless it is to 'Dig' which i don't like........

Help!!!

Digby agree re dog name or even a donkey.

benedict ok but shorten to ben NOT "Dickie" sound very try hard....and unfortunate. reminds me of my friend who called her ds "Edward" (nice) and shortened it to "woody", pretentious. What's wrong with Ed, Eddie, Ted??

Frederick good as is Freddie.

I like Digby.

Then again I do know one who is polite, well spoken & drop dead gorgeous.

Also like Benedict.

But Dickie-no, no, no!!

I know a lovely Digby; he must be 70 -something.
Not Dickie, really don't. Even the nicest children will say Dickhead.

I like it but Diggory is better.

No No. Diggory doesn't even sound like a real name. It sounds like a hobby involving spades, or a children's TV character - Diggory Dog.

Diggory sounds like a surname.

(As in Cedric)

I knew a Diggory. He was a prick. And he went by the name of Dig.

I still say Digby just makes me think of Digby Jones which IMO isn't a good connotation.

I quite like Digby, but don't know any dogs with that name, nor do I know who Digby Jones is .

I don't like Benedict - Ben is too common and Dickie is too close to Dick imo. I think schoolchildren will tease a name like Dickie or Willie imo.

Digby makes me think of the Jazz trumpeter Digby Fairweather.

Digby makes me think of the RAF base with the same name

Digby is great.

Benedict will probably be Ben.

Freddie's good but getting more popular I think.

"RamblingRosa Wed 15-Sep-10 11:35:59
I knew a Diggory. He was a prick. And he went by the name of Dig."

LOL I knew a Diggory too who was also a prick!

I did like the name though as it's different.

I wonder if it was the same one

saintly I take it you lived in Exeter then? Immediately leapt to my mind too.

I did! You can probably trace geographical roots using this method :)