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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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PotPourri · 18/03/2008 15:39

Dorothy (Dot)
Diana
Dierdre
Dana
Daisy
Dara
Dora

PotPourri · 18/03/2008 15:39

Are you going for 26 then??

lentengrrl · 18/03/2008 15:40

Delilah

She could be a lila if she doesn't like the alphabet theme.

AtheneNoctua · 18/03/2008 15:50

You could always break the trend and go for another letter. Why restrict yourself to name you might not like just to get in line with the Alphabet?

pigwilts · 20/03/2008 00:43

devonne
daphnie
delta
dora
davina

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Upsidedowncake · 20/03/2008 14:11

Thank you all for your suggestions.

The Hon Enid, glad we're not the only ones!

DH is settling on Daphne. It has all sorts of connotations for me, so I'm just not sure.

To me, it sounds like someone:

  • fragile
  • pale with blonde hair
  • classbound rather than classless (cf, Tarquin and Tom)

What do you think?

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dizzychixies · 20/03/2008 14:14

I always wanted to call our dd2 dylan - I know its more widely considered a boys name but I loved it for a girl.

wee girl down the road is dayna and she's lovely

totalmisfit · 20/03/2008 14:22

How about Drea? looks weird written down but sounds nice.

AtheneNoctua · 20/03/2008 15:31

Daphne always reminds me of Scooby Doo.

lottiejenkins · 20/03/2008 18:14

How about Dulcie?? You dont hear of many Dulcies my fave name for a girl........

hazeyjane · 20/03/2008 19:17

Dorelia
Dory (or Dorothy)

micegg · 23/03/2008 16:08

I like Delilah.

Nbg · 23/03/2008 16:10

I was going to suggest Delilah too.

Some others which have probably been covered

Darcy/Darcie
Dolly
Dana
Dot

robinpud · 23/03/2008 16:28

Danica and Danuta are lovely polish names

BINAH · 24/03/2008 20:16

deenah.
dorotheia

AHLH · 26/03/2008 12:05

Maybe not Dora whilst The Explorer is so popular!

Delia

My siblings and I aren't quite a, b,c but we begin with A and end in Z.

cyteen · 29/03/2008 17:15

Dorinda
Demeter
Daria

I like Daphne actually, to me it suggests an elegant brunette.

jkklpu · 02/04/2008 20:54

Demelza - Cornish name

BexieID · 02/04/2008 23:57

Some names here

mybabysinthegarden · 03/04/2008 00:06

Dorian
Drew
Darby

cyteen, I always liked Demeter because I thought it was pronounced DEM-et-er, but I just heard it on Radio 4 (the source of all correct pronunciation, obv) the other day and it seems it is De-MEE-ter. I've gone right off it!

mybabysinthegarden · 03/04/2008 00:08

I also once knew a Dafna, it is the Hebrew version of Daphne, I think.

misdee · 03/04/2008 00:12

Dixie

Dixie Dixie

did i mention dixie?

cyteen · 03/04/2008 10:39

mybabysinthegarden - I didn't know that. I thought the same as you, and yes, that has put me off a little bit!

SauerKraut · 03/04/2008 10:43

Diandra

loler · 03/04/2008 11:26

Daphne reminds me of scooby doo.

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