Donte or Dante

[littlemissof1]

Any ideas? we like modern names can't decide on these. dp is all for using Donte.

for those who think Dante is a made up name

My lovely nephew (in US) is a Dante. He has an Italian surname as BIL is of Italian heritage. I also went to school (again in US) with a Dante, who was really adorable and everyone had a crush on him.

and even more poncetastic

why not go for Gabriel instead?

random thought: is Donard a variant of Dante? I know an (adult) Donard and rather like it

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Use it as a nn for Donald. Much cooler and classier.

Danté or Donte well........... there nmsaa honey.

Donato, meaning 'gift' with nn Dante or Donte as a nn makes me wince less. Dante on a birth cert makes me shudder.

next thing we'll have 'I love Bede but it is a bit modern and chavvy?'

Donald is nice. DS's middle name (mind you my family hate it)

hang on it ISN'T DS's middle name . That's Duncan. Blame pg brain

Duncan, Donald. Now these are totally fantastic names. I also like Victor and Bruce. I shouldn't really be on a thread about a name like Danté. But I haven't been too rude I hope. Fairly dip.

see I love Victor. Dh refuses

we might sneak in Donald, even though it would confuse me even more

the idea of Donte being around since the 70s has cheered me right up

'Proud to be British: Rampant Illiteracy since 1972'

think were gonna use Dante then we can call him Dan.
Effie Donte is a real name. We don't all like poncey names so you shouldn't judge and call folks illiterate.
Donte is a variant of Dante.

Erm, I think Dante is by far the best. Nice to have an august chunk of literary heritage behind a name.

But littlemiss - are you pronouncing Dante
DAN, rhyming with PLAN? I think that's where the confusion is arising. It's normally pronounced DON. So actually spelling it Donte would be like spelling Hermione 'Hermyanee'. It is up to you, of course.