Names like Dolce?

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Name change.

I really love the name Dolce (Doll-chee). I think the sound of it is so pretty and would be lovely on a baby and an elderly woman. DH thinks it's too linked to D&G and tacky.

Ig I'm looking for similar names?

Our other DC's names are: unisex nature (think Robin), uncommon biblical (think Moses), and the youngest is taken from a piece of fiction (think Theon-- without the negative connotations 😬 basically a name that kind of sounds like it could be a 'real' name, no crazy spelling) so we're not too fussed about them 'going together'.

*I don't like Dulce

What a vile comment.

I hope life starts treating you better soon x

It was harshly put, but it’s certainly true that it’s a name that would cause some people to make assumptions that wouldn’t be helpful.

Alice is nice OP. Or maybe something like Marnie?

I think there are a few problems here.

1. dolce is not a name, it’s an Italian word. Not insurmountable as an issue. Not all names are actually names, until they are.

2. Most difficult point. You are not pronouncing it correctly, so you are contemplating giving your child a non-standard name that people who know will pronounce a certain way because it already exists as a word, and it will be the incorrect for your child’s name. Forever, they will be correcting it. It’s like calling your child ‘dessert’ but saying I’d like everyone to actually say ‘dessART’. Or ‘puddang’ Weird. The pronunciation is DOL-cheh. Maybe you’d like the plural Dolci better but the stress is still on the first syllable not the second.

3. I touched on this but the stress is wrong. The emphasis is on the first syllable. Unfortunately in many cases, as sometimes it is cruel, but names do come with connotations or judgements and I know that’s not fair and we don’t have to agree, but using a foreign word in a weird context and pronouncing it wrong might lead people to judge your child later on. This is not my personal opinion, but it is there and unavoidable.

Fair enough you want to choose an unusual name. The problem comes when people choose a word that they’ve heard and like the sound of. The thing is, it’s already an an actual word so it has a meaning. My friend is a social worker and one person actually called their child Chlamydia. Case in point.

Either pronounce it correctly or don’t burden your child with a name that they will forever have to spell out and correct the pronunciation of. Perhaps choose another you like. Your other names are cool :)

Luna, Nora and Alice all nice. Luna is a bit hippy but hey if that’s you, it’s pretty

There’s an American female rapper called Doechii (not her birth name, but her stage name) which seems to have the sound you’re looking for.
There’s also a song called Doechii, not by the same artist but by a group called Yucky Blucky Fruitcake. It was a trending sound on Tiktok so some may recognise;
”Doechii, why don't you introduce yourself to the class? Okay?
Hi, my name's Doechii with two i's
I feel anxious when I'm high
Teachers say I talk too much
Momma say I don't talk enough”

Luna and Nora sound similar in terms of style. I think Alice has a different vibe (but still is a lovely name!!).

Otherwise, as people have said Dulcie. If not, if you like short names, Ada, Ava, Leah, Erin?
If you like names starting with D, Dorothy (shortened to Dottie?), Delilah?

Names I thought of were
Crystal
Daphne
Carly
Cherise
Cherry
Dosia / Docia
Dodie
Donna
Pandora
Adele

Dulcie? pronounced Dol see.
Means sweet and is a recognised old lady name.

Thank you for educating and imparting your wisdom on me 🙄
so it’s not bad enough that there is a vile comment made about a baby name but others here are going out of their way to defend and actually reason that it’s perfectly acceptable to say a name is synonymous with council estate scum.

what do you mean assumptions? Wow so the assumption is that a name you don’t like must mean someone much be council estate scum?

imagine going through life being so narrow minded and judgemental

it’s a name!! That’s all. It’s not offensive. There are kids , little kids and women called this name and so they’re all scum?

I agree with your husband.

that name screams gutter trash council estate.
what an utterly vile comment.
OP Luna is one of the most popular dog names at present.
Nora/Norah is lovely.

Don’t be obtuse, a) I didn’t use that word and nothing I said implied I though it and b) unless you live under a rock you know that many names carry associations. This one has associations that aren’t helpful.

Also - calm down. This does not warrant this level of excitement.

Oof.

Can't disagree that it sounds a bit chavvy though tbh. It's like calling your child Vuitton.

'gutter trash council estate;

Anyone who talks like this just sounds ragingly insecure to me.

A real British affliction.

It can bring pronounced both ways. Depending on where you root it from.

I knew a Katya said
Ka tcha. Growing up I love that pronunciation of it. Not keen on the Ka(r)t-ya. pronunciation myself.

I grew up in Denmark and when British dh and I were chosing names for our children. We had the criteria of had to be pronounced the same in both languages. About 80% of our liked names went out..

Darcy?
Dolly (As a pet form of Dorothy) ?

I love the Italian pronunciation of Alice, Ah-Lee-Chee.

I think Darcy sounds quite posh. Defo not a name that could ever be called chavvy.

@RotundBeagle , as a surname, yes.
As a first name, it's one that has become popular because of a celebrity.
It's not even the first name Dame Bussell was given as a baby.
I think it's along the same likes as Kylie, Rihanna etc

Nancy/Nancie

Yep. Totally agree with this.