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We need a girl's name beginning with D ...

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Upsidedowncake · 15/03/2008 19:55

because our names begin with A and B - and then entirely unintentionally, we called DS a name beginning with C.

Front runners are Dorothy and Dorothea at the moment.

What do you think?

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cyanarasamba · 16/03/2008 21:17

Despina?

DforDiva · 16/03/2008 21:28

Dakota
Dominique
Drew

QuinterEgg · 16/03/2008 21:31

Drucilla!

Lulah · 16/03/2008 21:32

Dorothy can be shortened to Dolly !

Dawn?
Dee?

FranSanDisco · 16/03/2008 21:37

I like Delores. Knew a girl called Derringer when I was a teenager. Pronounced Deh-rinja.

KashaSarrasin · 16/03/2008 21:47

Doreen ?

HonoriaGlossop · 16/03/2008 22:18

Dorothy is lovely, shortened to Dotty or Dolly is just sooo cute

Also LOVE Delphine (Delphi)

Bink · 16/03/2008 22:22

I toyed with Dorcas for dd, for a short while. (Also Loveday, not that that fits the brief - it just demonstrates what sort of place I was in.)

Decima I like, but it has to be merited - ie she must be your 10th daughter, or at least your 10th child.

I think Delphine is very pretty, as is Dulcinea (but latter a bit of a mouthful).
I have a mate with a Desdemona (tomboyish, known as DeeDee).

Presumably you have ruled out Dest'nae?

Dido?
Domenica?

KristinaM · 16/03/2008 22:24

i think you are bonkers and shoudl call your child any name you like without worrying about what letter is starts with

themoon66 · 16/03/2008 22:34

I've only know one Dorothy and she used to carry a bottle of gin in her handbag.

themoon66 · 16/03/2008 22:34

why does the name have to begin with D?

pinkbubble · 16/03/2008 22:38

Darrell (remember this from Malory Towers!)

pinkbubble · 16/03/2008 22:42

Danielle (just clutching at thoughts that are rattling round my head!

Heated · 16/03/2008 22:43

Love Dorothea!

cheesesarnie · 16/03/2008 22:43

my ds cant say dds name so she gets called dolly-its lovely!he yelled downstairs to her tonight(for first time ever) lub lou doll(love you doll!

i like dorothy,dulcie,daisy.

cheesesarnie · 16/03/2008 22:44

please call her dave.

Samantha28 · 16/03/2008 23:14

dave is good. she will be the only girl called dave in her class

snice · 16/03/2008 23:18

Dymphna -but not sure how you spell it

floaty · 16/03/2008 23:35

Dora,

floaty · 16/03/2008 23:36

Or Dulcimer,dulcie for short

WendyWeber · 16/03/2008 23:37

Have you had Demelza?

80sMum · 16/03/2008 23:51

Dodie
Dorinda
Dorian
Deena
Dawna
Devon
Dolly
Deidra
Dallas

cupsoftea · 16/03/2008 23:54

Doreen

pinkbubble · 17/03/2008 00:14

I had a friend call her daughter Devon Chelsea, everyone took the "mick" but that didn't put her off, she called DD that because she liked the names!

stuffedolivia · 17/03/2008 18:03

Dorothea's great - all the shortened forms are lovely, plus it's unpretentious and never likely to date.
Mind you, DH completed refused to even consider one of my choice's for DD - insisting that pregnancy was making me temporarily insane - so what do I khow?!