Demi

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Any thoughts on Demi? My sister has suggested it for my baby girl.
I'm not keen.
Also suggested Demi-Leigh but don't like that either. Feels a bit naff and chavy.
I want something with the initial D but something more solid and traditional.

I agree with you OP.

Daisy
Delilah
Darcey

Well it's your baby not your sister's so don't use it if you don't like it.
Dorothy
Dorothea
Dahlia
Delia
Darcy
Demelsa
Diana

Dora
Daisy
Delphi
Dorcas

I can't get over the 'half' connotations. It seems so diminishing.

Delia
Deborah
Donna
are all better (if a little old timey)

Beautiful name my niece is called it

I don't like Demi, it makes me think of the actress or half of something.
How about Delilah or Dara?

I’ve known a few. I wouldn’t use the name personally.

It just looks like 'one half' to me...

I find it to be rather dated - for me it brings to mind the 1990s and Demi Moore. Also, I don't love the fact that it means "half" in French. Not a fan of Demi-Leigh either.

More traditional D names - Daphne, Diana, Delia, Danielle/Daniella, Dorothy/Dorothea. (Apparently Demi was originally short for Demetria, which is not exactly traditional to the UK, but I thought I would suggest it anyway.)

Demi feels very 90's to me. I love Diana as a solid traditional name beginning with D.

I couldn't call a baby 'half' - French speaker here!

There's much nicer D names posted on this thread. I like

Dahlia
Della
Delila
Dorothy/ Dot
Dakota - love this one!

I quite like Demi.

Dana
Dottie
Darla
Danica

I agree with you OP…

Daphne
Daisy
Dahlia
Delilah
Dorothea/y
Diana

Dominique
Deidre
Damaris

Demi is just half to me and Demi-Leigh is awful. Lots of good suggestions here.

I like Darcey and Diana.

Please don’t call her Dorcas!

Demi. Meaning half. Don't know why anyone would think that nice

Dimitra?
Demelza?

Demi is just a shortening of Demetria

Dara

I don’t like Demi and Demi-Leigh is awful.

I like Delilah. Are you fixed on D’?

Demi IS naff. So are Darcie and Daisy.

Delphi means womb. Not sure why it's having a moment on Mumsnet right now.

I think the best options are:
Daphne
Dervla
Dorothea

Damaris
Deborah
Dahlia
Daria
Davina
Dawn
Delia
Delphine/Delfina
Despina
Diantha
Dido
Dilys
Donata/Donatella
Drusilla
Dulcie

I agree OP. I could never use the name as when I worked for the lingerie chain on which my user name is based we had; semi-demi, lightly lined demi….you get the drift.

Demi-Leigh?

Plenty of nn options:
Dairylea
Dummy
Demily
..

Dakota
Darcey
Drew
Daisy
Dina
Devon

Not Demi-Leigh. It's even closer to Dairylea than the '-Leigh' girl at my school that used to get a lot of cheese jokes.