Dacre- thoughts?

[ThisNimbleAnt]

What's your immediate thoughts of the name Dacre? ( Pronounced Day-ker) Think it's lovely for a little boy but partner not convinced.

Makes me think of IKEA furniture and it would get pronounced Dak- Ra a lot

In many accents it will sound like ‘daycare’. Choose a different name.

In my head, I read it as Dak-ree,(similar to daiquiri) before you'd spelt out how you pronounce it.

Its certainly different, but a life long of spelling it out and correcting people.

I have heard of one person with that name-an Australian actor from Stranger Things and I remember wondering how to say it when I first saw it.

I just feels/looks clunky to me.

First thing that came to mind:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Dacre

I just know it as a village in North Yorkshire, but I suppose some people names are place names too!

Horrible.

Came here to say this!

Paul Dacre, Daily Mail
No way Jose

No I don’t like it. I can imagine it causing problems re the pronunciation, day-ca-ree etc, don’t burden your child with that.

Why just why

Really not nice, sorry. Paul Dacre isn't exactly a shining example to live up to and it isn't a very nice sound.

Paul Dacre, and the estate agents .
nope sorry but your choice obv!

I personally prefer Drury

Why would you set up your child to have a lifelong problem explaining
How to pronounce and how to spell, every. single. time, only to be asked repeatedly, over & over. to spell it again.
Seriously, Stop trying to invent a designer name. Its painful.

I don't understand how cre could be pronounced as ker?

It’s a village in Yorkshire. Not a child’s name imho.

Drury Lane?

Defo Paul Dacre came to mind but also it could get pronounced Dack ray, it would drive you potty.

It just is. Hawick is pronounced Hoik. St.john is sinjun. 🤷‍♀️

It’s an agricultural company in Bedford

Im sure it could grow on me but it looks like an acronym at first glance.

Of all the possible names in the world, that’s the one you want?

Ghastly, absolutely ghastly.

Same!

The estate agents chain.
But it’s easily pronounced. I’m surprised people say they don’t know how to say it - it’s a common enough surname.
I actually don’t mind it.