Darcey or Dayna

[TheStrawberryQueen]

Which one do you prefer?

Also what other names might I like if I like those?

Neither

Not overly keen but if I had to pick between the two then it would be Darcy (I'd lose the "E" though)

Dayna is too "Yankee" for my liking (it's another spelling of Dana!)

neither, sorry. And as said above, both spelled wrong (Darcy and Dana).

Dana but without the y

I actually agree with the spelling thing re: Dayna. But I'm worried that if I go with the traditional Dana spelling then it will be constantly mispronounced in the UK. Dayna clears up any pronouncation problems at least and from the reasing I've been doing it is a legitimate alternative spelling. I could be wrong though.

^that was meant to say reading I've been doing, not reasing.

I really like Darcy, but without the E. Dayna looks clumsy, though I do understand your reasoning.

Really don't like the name dayna at all. It'd be fine for a product range at ikea, though, so I'm probably BU.

Darcy is better than Dayna.

Dayna sounds like big haired, big shoulder padded, sequinned frocked American soap baddie.

Darcy, Dayna is horrible.

I don't like either, but of the two prefer Darcy (no e). I don't really know what names to suggest as clearly we have very different tastes.

I dislike them both but Peyton, Paige, Sydney, Madison etc all fit that genre!

I don't like either. But of the two prefer Darcey.

I don't like either too. Darcy deffo better than Darcey. Dana deffo better than Dayna. Dayna is dreadful. I prefer the pronunciation "Darna" too.

Does Dinah work for you? I kept reading Dayna as Danya. I like Darcy - I think it's quite popular at the moment, but I think it's a lovely name.

I like Darcey spelt this way or even better Darcie.

What about Dulcie?

I quite like Darcey. How about Daryl?

I dislike both.
There is the unmistakeable 'arse' sound in the middle of Darcey, and Dayna/Dana is madeyuppey and insipid imo.

Like pp^^ I suggest Sydney, which I think is much nicer.

There is also Dara, a unisex Irish name. Enda is another.
Enya/Eithne
Morgan
Avery

Daria
Darina

Oh yes Dulcie is nice. Dislike Darcey, there are so many!

Blythe

and yes to Sydney - a classic.

I will go against the grain and say i like darcy but i actually live dayna.. I have love this name and this spelling since i worked with a girl of this name who is now a high flyer in her career and extreemly beautiful aswell.
I know afew darcy's, it seems very popular atm.

Our baby girl is going to be a Darcey so would choose that :)

Had very negative comments when I posted on here in fact some quite rude I considered changing but OH is in love with it and we have had nothing but positive opinions in RL so must be one of the hated names amongst mumsnet.

Also if you want the E add the E, Ive never really known another Darcey but there is a couple in the kids school both spelt with the E and I have been online looking at birth announcements when I was choosing names and all the ones I saw were Darcey or Darcie, I dont really see why it matters

Not keen on either, sorry.

Dana (without the y) is a beautiful name imo. If I ever have a daughter that's what she's going to be called. I hate it spelt Dayna though - it just looks odd to me.

Not really keen on Darcey/Darcy.