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26 replies

MarioandLuigi · 04/07/2011 12:26

DS1 - Hebrew
DS2 - Scottish
DD - Irish.

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sonniebonnie · 04/07/2011 12:29

Latin
German

MrsRhettButler · 04/07/2011 12:32

Dd-Hebrew or African depending on how you spell it
Dd2-due in 9 weeks is probably going to be a french name

BlueChampagne · 04/07/2011 12:33

DS1 Irish
DS2 German

We're neither

Dexifehatz · 04/07/2011 12:57

DD1-German.
DS-Latin/Old English
DD2-Latin/Old English.

tammy234 · 04/07/2011 13:38

DD - Scottish
DS - Latin

mistressploppy · 04/07/2011 13:39

DS - Hebrew (and rock legends!)

BikeRunSki · 04/07/2011 13:45

DS - Hebrew Hebrew Hebrew ( all Old Testament names, established as Anglicised names in common use; all have family connections)

DD (due Oct) - Hebrew, English, English (again, Hebrew name is established "English" name, and all names have family connections.

tigercametotea · 04/07/2011 13:49

DD1 - made-up variation of a Gaelic name
DD2 - Scandinavian name that is also the name of DH's aunt
DS1 - German name

mybootsaremuddy · 04/07/2011 19:39

DD1 Hebrew Maori Norse
DS1 Spanish Maori English
DD2 Latin Maori English
DN (who we adopted) Greek English
DS2 Hebrew Maori English? (one of the long versions is)
DD3 Latin Maori French
DS3 Latin Maori English

KenDoddsDadsDog · 04/07/2011 20:22

DD Irish

GibberingGinger · 04/07/2011 21:38

DD1 - English nature name
DS2 - I thought it was Scottish but looking it up it's Hebrew
DS2 - Scottish

JemimaMop · 04/07/2011 21:41

DS1: Welsh
DS2: Welsh
DD: Welsh

Unsuprisingly we are Welsh Grin My name is also Welsh, as are DH's, my sister's, my brother's, my mum's, my MIL's, FIL's, SIL's, nephews, nieces... I could go on and on!

Fifis25StottieCakes · 05/07/2011 11:55

DD1 Irish
DD2 French or Greek - no one seems to know
DD3 English

hairypotter · 05/07/2011 12:03

Dd1 - Hebrew
Dd2 - Hebrew

Dn1 - Hebrew
Dn2 - Hebrew

Dn - scottish

PurpleStrawberry · 05/07/2011 12:34

DS1 - FN + MN1: Spanish, MN2 + MN3: English
DD1 - FN + MN1: Spanish, MN2 + MN3: English (from Hebrew)
DD2 - FN + MN1: Spanish, MN2: English (from French), MN3: English
DS3 - FN + MN1: Spanish, MN2: English (from German), MN3: English/Spanish (from Hebrew)

Ringosbaby · 05/07/2011 12:38

DD- American
DS1- French
DS2-English

Have to say though, I've never heard of another girl with DD name, and DS1 name although French, is much more widely used in America, quite uncommon over here.

Snuppeline · 05/07/2011 12:38

DD - English French Scottish

thursday · 05/07/2011 12:56

DS - old english
DD - norman originally

ninedragons · 05/07/2011 12:59

Both Greek.

lazylula · 06/07/2011 16:14

Ds1- English (biblical)
Ds2- English (plus various other countries)
Dd- Irish

Bandwithering · 06/07/2011 17:18

from a latin word
from greek

LaTristesse · 06/07/2011 21:47

No idea, we found it on a list of Formula one drivers!

memphis83 · 06/07/2011 21:50

DS- Old English, actually originates about aan hours drive from our house!

spiderlight · 06/07/2011 22:49

Welsh

kreecherlivesupstairs · 07/07/2011 09:04

No idea. We got it from Upstairs Downstairs. I wanted Zam Zam which is Arabic. DH vetoed it.

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