D girl names, thoughts?

[amspeck-myworld.livejournal.com]

Datiyah
Darina
Daria
Deryn
Dinah / Deenah (both prn Dee-nah)
Donna
Docia
Dusana
Dylis

What are your thoughts? Which do you think is best with the mn Arella?

Edit: a few more
Datya / Datyah
Daisy
Dagny

I find it funny that many people are suggesting Diana - as that is the birth name I'm trying to get rid of!

Comments

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I like Darina, Daria and Dinah, but only Dinah works with Arella, imo.
The first 2 would be a mouthful because of the r's.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

dinah is ok.

my favorite d names are: diana, delilah, dahlia, delia

[satunian.livejournal.com]

Wow, I agree 100%

[arbus.livejournal.com]

ooooooh, i forgot about daisy!

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Dinah makes me think of Dinah Shore. Not that that's bad, but it might be something to consider (even though it's pronounced like Dye-nah).

I actually really don't like any of these names, but if I had to pick one I'd go with Donna. Donna Arella sounds good, I think.

My favorite D names are Diana & Dolores.

Datiyah

[crossingthesea.livejournal.com]

Just so you know, "datiyah" is a word in Hebrew that means religious in the feminine form. For instance, you would describe a woman as datiyah.

Re: Datiyah

[amspeck-myworld.livejournal.com]

Thank you for this information...I was looking at the name Datya (http://www.hebrewbabynames.com/item.cfm?itemid=3424) which I prefer but I thought Datiyah might be easier to read/say in English (my hebrew is very basic at this point).

Re: Datiyah: Hebrew Names

[crossingthesea.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of that site. You might have better luck looking up Israeli names than Hebrew because a lot of the names I'm seeing attributed to being Hebrew names are way out there and not particularly accurate.

The issue is that in Hebrew, especially for names, the syllables can have very distinct meanings, so names can be easily constructed (um, fabricated) based on what you want them to say. This isn't necessarily a criticism, but it's an issue with websites that claim to have Hebrew names.

There are some fantastic names out there-- and I'm currently dealing with the same issues myself!-- so good luck.

[ivegotbaggage.livejournal.com]

I work with a girl named Danya.

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

Gosh, I love Diana more than any of the above. But if it's not to your liking...

[amspeck-myworld.livejournal.com]

I have a very long and odd list of reasons I don't like my birth name - I do like how it sounds, but it's kinda lost pretty much all meaning to me (and it has no meaning to my parents - it was the first one my mother thought of in hospital as I was 'suppose' to be a boy and the only meaning it has is that it was the same as a soap opera character) and the repeated mythological associations being brought up to me has worn my patience with it very thin. I want to keep the D, but am having trouble with it...

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I love Donna, and I like Daria, Daisy, and Dagny.
Dinah is pronounced like DYE-nah. If you want it pronounced DEE-nah, spell it Deenah or Dina.

[amspeck-myworld.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your comment, Donna is quickly rising up the list.

Dinah is pronounced Dee-nah in it's original Hebrew and I tend to go with traditional spellings and pronounciations - but as it's likely to cause confusion I'll probably drop it from my list.

[ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com]

Daisy Arabella, but Daisy doesn't work as well when you're older.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

Datiyah - hate
Darina - dislike
Daria - it's okay, but i'll always think about the mtv cartoon
Deryn - dislike
Dinah / Deenah - hate
Donna - hate
Docia - not sure how to pronounce this
Dusana - hate
Dylis - dislike
Datya / Datyah - dislike. i like katya though
Daisy - i don't know..it's cute, but i can't imagine a 40 year old professional named daisy
Dagny - i really love dagny, but spelled dagney

some other d names suggestions:
dahlia
darby
darcy
della
delilah

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

We've thought of using Dahlia for a mn.

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

Since I'm not a fan of the last sound of the first name being the first sound of the middle name, I think Daisy Arella sounds best. Deryn Arella has a nice ring to it, as well.

[littlehounddog.livejournal.com]

I like Darien. :)

[ice-queen-ash.livejournal.com]

I also like Delphi, Daphne and Dahlia