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 like Demi

I like Dana and Darcy too

Dinah
Dora
Darla
Demelza
Damaris
Are my favourite D names

I don't like Demi much, Daphne however is just gorgeous!

I went to school with a Demi. Vile.

Daria is nice.

I love Demi because it's easy to spell in most EU countries, despite being English name

other suggestions
Dilys
Delyth
Darcy
Dulcie
Dora
Dorta/Dorya or Dorina or other variation of Dorothea
Despina
Delphi
Dawn
Delia

I'm personally fan of Demi.

Half

Nope. Not a nice name at all.

Don't like it. It means "half" in French. I especially don't like it hyphenated with another name, and Demi-Leigh sounds like spreadable cheese.

Daphne, Delia, Delphine?

@helpmum2003

I agree with you OP.

Daisy
Delilah
Darcey

Darcy is no better than Demi, and Daisy not much

You are right OP

Although if you are using it as a short form of Demetria, it’s ok

Dora
Dorothea - nn Dorey?
Davina / Davinia
Daphne
Dinah
Diana

Dawn

Demi makes me think of demi-jars bottle things for fermenting wine.

Demi and Demi-Leigh were popular in the 90s and that’s where they should stay. There’s plenty of far nicer D names.

I'm not keen on Demi, how about Dulcie, Dara, Dina, Dahlia?

Had a friend called Demi Leigh

Called her half pint (as in the French Demi)

I think Demi use to be feminine and elegant but now it's a bit chavvy especially with the edition of Leigh. On par with Paris Marie, Sammy Jo, Kelsey Mae.... if you get the drift

Most Demis are because of Demi Moore or Levato. They don't realise that those Demis were Demetria to start with.

I once read an interview with Demi Moore who explained that her DM wanted a French sounding name and sort-of invented Demi (pronounced Demmee) So not short for anything.

Some suggestions
Damaris (Da-Maris so no dam involved)
Della
Dinah
Deandra, Diandra
Dominique
Dionne
Danielle
Deanna

Demi-Leigh was the name of a horrible bully at dds school. Awful and yes chavvy springs to mind.

Della?

She was born Demetria Guynes

It's okay sound wise, but agree that the meaning is a bit off-putting (and there is the whole more recent use of demi as short for demisexual that could be awkward).

Traditional depends on what tradition you're pulling from, but for feminine names with D I think of as solid (though a lot of others have already been mentioned that are also great):

Dalia
Danica
Davri
Dea
Dian
Diantha