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[laminy.livejournal.com]

A woman and her young daughter came into work the other day to pick up a book they had ordered under the daughter's name. And her daughter's name is Dailyn. Not pronounced daily-in, or daily-n, but more like day-lynn.

I only hope I didn't visibly cringe when she said it at the counter. But WDYT?

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[snoglobel.livejournal.com]

My cousin is Dalyn pronounced the same way.

I like this spelling better (Dailyn is more intuitively spelled than Dalyn) but overall I like the sound of it. I am probably biased by my cousin. She often goes by "Day"

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

It's not my style for sure, but when I saw it, I did hear day-lynn in my head.

[gipro2003.livejournal.com]

I know a couple of male Daylon's, pronounced the same way.

[jeweledvixen.livejournal.com]

I got Day-lynn out of it, but I was not happy. >:(

[fellclutch.livejournal.com]

I know a 20-something girl named Dayln. The lack of vowels is odd.

[b-gum.livejournal.com]

I pronounced it Dale-Lyn in my head.

When I read it, it reminded me of my neighbors' story - his name was Jerry, and when they got pregnant with their 3rd child they knew they weren't going to have any more kids, so the possibility of having a "Jerry Jr" was fading away fast when he found out that kid #3 was a girl. The result? A daughter named Jerilyn.

When I hear Dailyn I picture the same scenario, only with a guy named Dale. It's okay, but nms.

[duck-deluxe.livejournal.com]

I know a girl named Daelyn pronounced the same way...and I can't stand her, so she's kind of ruined the name for me. However, even if I didn't know her, I really just don't like the name.

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

Is it strange I read it as day-lynn?