Talk me into my husband's faves

[firefly374]

Ok, so there are a few names that we both like, but there are also a bunch that he likes and I don't. I didn't include any that I totally hate in this list, so these are just the ones that he likes and I don't care for. Please talk me into them! I'd like to find at least a couple here that I don't mind anymore.

Deirdre
Diane
Darla
Dakota
Danielle
Demelza
Dot

Why do you need to talk yourself into names your DH likes it there are others you both agree on? None of them are my taste to be honest. I do like Daphne, which is along similar lines to Deidre.

Danielle is lovely and unusual these days. Would only have Dot as a very cute nickname, Dorothy or Theodora? Prefer Diana to Diane. Don't really like the rest sorry.

I love Daphne like PP said. Or Delphine.
You two will just have to find one you both love.

Agree with pp, if there are names you both like go with those. You can't talk yourself round on this sort of thing imo

What other names do you like Firefly?

@firefly374

Ok, so there are a few names that we both like, but there are also a bunch that he likes and I don't. I didn't include any that I totally hate in this list, so these are just the ones that he likes and I don't care for. Please talk me into them! I'd like to find at least a couple here that I don't mind anymore.

Deirdre
Diane
Darla
Dakota
Danielle
Demelza
Dot

Deidre Barlow off Corrie so a No Diane - rare these days, ppl might think you're a Princess Do fan. That's not a problem Darla reminds me of a 1950s American housewife Dakota as above, do you have any US links? Danielle - I prefer Daniella Demelza - sounds like a witch from a children's book Dot - I prefer Dorothy with the nn Dot.

Remember that you are naming an adult as well as a child.

Gosh, I couldn't name my child any of them.

I would try to reach a different compromise name. I assume that it needs to start with a D.

I could probably be forced to live with:

Demi
Deeanna
Devin
Delphine

Why do they all begin with D?!

I'm not keen on any of them, sorry - either too dated, odd or American sounding. But Diana is lovely, classical and elegant (and much less dated than similar Diane) - yes there is the tragic Princess link but that hasn't put people off the name Grace. Diana is also a Roman Goddess and an Amazon Warrior (Wonder Woman), either of which are cool namesakes for a little girl.

Do you know another D word? Divorce.

Delphine is beautiful but thanks to Peppa Pig is also a Donkey.

Daria
Dido
Desdemona
Dora
Dorothea (I've always preferred this to Dorothy)
Desiree
Diana

You need to love the name, both of you.
Also to echo a pp, think about the name at all stages of a child's life - it needs to work for an adult and get a child through the brutality of teenage years.

@justilou1

Do you know another D word? Divorce.

They’re all bad sorry. What about Diana?

I could just about name my child Danielle but the rest are rest are awful.

Why can’t you name DC something you both like?

I think Firefly explained in one of her other threads why it has to begin with a D.

What's going on Firefly, maybe someone on MN could help?

No...I don’t like any of those.

I like Désirée.

They are all Dreadful.

You should DtD (Ditch the Dickhead)

Also Dominique

Daphne is acceptable too.

All awful. Sorry OP! Incredibly dated.

How about Damaris? The emphasis is on the first syllable - as in Glamorous.

Please don’t call your child Deirdre!

All awful. Dorothy? Dorothea? Dulcie? Darcie?