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Help[Opinions] Dakota?
WDYT for a girl?
What sort of person does it bring to mind?
What sort of naming style would you say it is?
Any good combos?
Thanks!
What sort of person does it bring to mind?
What sort of naming style would you say it is?
Any good combos?
Thanks!
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Where I live, far away from the geographical Dakota, it's a vacuum cleaner.
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I strongly dislike it on either gender.
For a girl, it sounds like the parents were trying really hard to come up with something unique, but failed.
I can also see how it might come across as ignorant toward Native American culture to name someone this, since it's a tribe name rather than a human name. It's along the lines of naming your child Ireland or Filipino.
I would say the naming style is modern androgynous.
For combos, I'd suggest pairing it with something clearly feminine:
Dakota Jane
Dakota Hazel
Dakota Rosemary
Dakota Ruby
Dakota Cecily
Julia Dakota
Alice Dakota
Mary Dakota
Phoebe Dakota
Emily Dakota
For a girl, it sounds like the parents were trying really hard to come up with something unique, but failed.
I can also see how it might come across as ignorant toward Native American culture to name someone this, since it's a tribe name rather than a human name. It's along the lines of naming your child Ireland or Filipino.
I would say the naming style is modern androgynous.
For combos, I'd suggest pairing it with something clearly feminine:
Dakota Jane
Dakota Hazel
Dakota Rosemary
Dakota Ruby
Dakota Cecily
Julia Dakota
Alice Dakota
Mary Dakota
Phoebe Dakota
Emily Dakota
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Dakota's one of those faux cowboy names I don't like at all. It brings to mind a girl from a very lower-class family.
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Ditto this.
The only people who name their kids Dakota in my area are the messed-up druggie families. That's what it seems like, anyway. I agree with it being faux-cowboy, and I also think it is insulting to use it if you have absolutely no Native American heritage.
The only people who name their kids Dakota in my area are the messed-up druggie families. That's what it seems like, anyway. I agree with it being faux-cowboy, and I also think it is insulting to use it if you have absolutely no Native American heritage.
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I really, really don't like this name. Period. I know of a little boy named this and a little girl. It just doesn't fit them and it is definitely NOT a part of their heritage.
This message was edited 11/5/2009, 6:34 AM
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I like it a lot for both genders. I've met three girls named Dakota and they all had blue eyes, blond hair and were smart and friendly so that's the kind of person I think of when I hear the name.
I would say it's a trendy name but I still like it.
Dakota Grace
Dakota Emmeline
Dakota Isabelle
Dakota Joyce
Dakota Belle
Dakota Sophia
Dakota Elise
Dakota Noelle
Dakota Natalie
I would say it's a trendy name but I still like it.
Dakota Grace
Dakota Emmeline
Dakota Isabelle
Dakota Joyce
Dakota Belle
Dakota Sophia
Dakota Elise
Dakota Noelle
Dakota Natalie
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