Dai won't work outside Wales would it?

[Kayzr]

I've just been watching a tv program about Britain and they were in Wales. There was a man called Dai on there.

It isn't going to work in North Yorkshire is it really?

Of course it is. I have a friend who lives in deepest darkest suffolk, and her little lad is called Iestyn.

No reason why it wouldn't work.

Depends - Have you a Welsh connection? I love Iolo and don't care that it might not work here in Leicestershire but I might feel a bit fraudulent using it as my only Welsh connection is my blanket and holiday there every year...

I'm really pleased by that. I love Welsh names. Probably because DP is Welsh but he refuses to believe they'll work outside Wales.

I have heard it used as a slightly derogatory nickname for a Welshman.

Oh, and there's another MNer who lives in Brighton with a son called Bryn.

It's a dimunitive of Dafydd, the Welsh David.

Well, you could easily be called Dai and then move to Yorkshire, so I don't see why not!

Generally it would be a shortening anyway, so you could have a David (using the English version) and then call him Dai for everyday.

X posted with everyone else!

Some of my favourite boys names are Welsh, Iolo, Brynn, Elfyn... You're lucky you have a nice family connection to further validate it - not that I think that's compulsory, I'm certainly keeping Elfyn and Brynn on my list.

DS3's middle name is Aneurin. Would have loved to have it as his first, with nn Nye

Peerie, DP calls our friend David Dai. He said all his friends called David at school got called Dai.

I love Brynn too.

Yes, it would work fine :) People will think "oh he must have Welsh connections" which of course you do.

Just wondering if a Dai outside of Wales would get teased as school because he had a name which is pronounced the same as Die.

Mardy that's what I think,s o would save Dai for another day.

I went to school with two Di's (both girls called dianna) -neither ever got teased about their name being like die, or the grim reaper or anything associated

I'm not entirely sure Dai would work IN Wales, I don't know anyone under the age of about 40 called Dai. There are loads of lovely Welsh names, many of which are easy for English people to pronounce (which is surely all you need to worry about if you're not in Wales), and most of which are nicer than Dai. Sorry.

I know a 4 year old and a 2 week old called Dai. They are somehow related to DP. Cousins so many times removed or something who promise me that Dai is making a come back.

Not that it helps here though

My dad was Dei nb mid Wales spelling, though born in Wales he lived in England for 60 years.
We all have Welsh names, and survived in Leeds

love Aneurin..I have a favourite uncle called that. Ditto Evan, Alun, Huw.

Would totally work

Dai? Surely not!

(It's pronounced 'Die', right?)

My son has a very Welsh name and we live in Hampshire. Dai is fairly well known and even more so throughout the UK now because of the athlete Dai Greene - he won world championships this year and is heavy favourite for olympic gold so I definitely see no problem with a Dai in Yorkshire.

I love Dai, but prefer Dei or Deio (pronounced Day.) I am Welsh and don't know any Dais under 65, which it a great pity.

I love the name Dai although when i was growing up there were a number and it always ended up being Dai the " insert description" so for example i knew a man called "Dai the morgue" .

Im assuming with fewer Dais that wouldnt be the case - so back to your original point , I love it.