Decovan

[peaceinourtime]

What do we think of the name Decovan? I had never heard of it before but know of one who is in his early twenties. The more I think about the name the more I like it? Has anyone heard of it before ?

I usually like more unusual names, but this one really does sound like a proprietary brand of something. Like a 'made up by putting two names together' sort of name. Like one of those horrible houses called something like 'Stanaureen'

Sorry no OP, it does sound like an antibiotic.

How about Cavan?

Looking at the camel case spelling (DeCovan), he or his Mum would probably pronounce that "de-COH-van", whereas if a British person sees "Decovan" they're likely to say "DECK-oh-van". It may be relevant that he apparently prefers to be known as Dee...

For what it's worth I think "Decovan" would be a nice name if it was more common, IYSWIM. Like Donovan. But my rule of names is "If people have to ask you to spell it, choose another name". Even Claire/Clare would annoy me.

I pronounce it De CO van.

As I said before, it's unique, and you wouldn't have seven heads turn in the playground when you called it out.
NN could be Dec or Van.
Have a good think about it OP.

Sounds like an anti-diarrhea medicine.

I saw the title and thought 'oh dear someone has started a thread about their medication on the wrong board'

Sorry OP it's a no

Sorry I thought mediation as well. Canestan actually. I know it's not remotely similar, it just popped in there.
Are there any others you like? Declan is lovely.

It sounds like a constipation medicine.

It's awful.

I thought you had made the name up but there are guys out there with that name!

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No. Not in the UK. Sounds like a brand name. I second (third?) the Donovan suggestion, although I don't like Don as a nn as it's an old boy with a flat cap to me.

Awful.

Sounds like a blood pressure tablet. Awful

Surface preparation machines.

Decovan really does sound like a painter and decorator, sorry 🤣 Declan is fine and well known or if you want to go the “surname as first name” route there are lots of similar options - Donovan, Devlin, Sullivan.

Sorry OP but I'll be honest here as I really think they'd grow up to hate their name.

You know how we initially read the start and ends of words (and then some letters in between) - or something like that?! Well, I saw Draconian for a split second then I assumed a DIY post was misplaced in the baby names section.

But I think Decovan has the same unpleasant sound as a word like draconian.

Declan much nicer and Dec is a sweet nickname.

It sounds like you couldn't decide between Declan and Donovan and thought, fuck it.

Also sounds a bit like a something you'd find on the shelf in PetsRUs in the dog worming department.

Don't do it.

100% no!

That is TRULY terrible. It’s a product name.

‘For persistent diarrhoea, take Decovan’

‘Decovan - for all your decorating needs’

Just absolutely no.

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Horrendous.

Sounds like a medicine name. You have a headache? Take a Decovan and you'll be fine!

Definitely a great name for an antibiotic!!! A child, definitely not

I've never seen a 100% 'no' for a baby name on here before, but I'm afraid I'm going to add to that. I also thought medication.

Sounds like it should be written on the side of a van 'Decovan- Your man with a van.Call us on xxxx xxxxxx for all your moving needs'

An easy no here.