Message: "Dashiell" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Dashiell

by Elinor (guest)

9/22/2004, 1:17 PM

Sorry to post yet again ... I've been ill today, so online more than usual ...

Dashiell is a family name I've found - my great-grandmother's maiden name. (I've researched a lot about her and she led an amazing life.)

Bearing this in mind, WDYTO Dashiell for a girl? While a lot of surnames sound masculine, this doesn't at all (to me).

Maybe Dashiell Natalia?

#Dashiell

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- Diana (guest)

9/23/2004, 10:23 AM

How is it pron.? I think I like it, which is odd for me to like a surname for a girl. It reminds me of Danielle and Michelle. It's like a cute combo of the two.

- flavie

9/22/2004, 11:04 PM

Love it !!!

!!!!

- Miss Claire

9/22/2004, 3:50 PM

I find it masculine, too surname-y and a bit trailer trash especially on a girl. Sorry...

This message was edited 9/22/2004, 3:50 PM

- MelH

9/22/2004, 3:41 PM

I like it more for a boy. I've had it on my boys list for a while, and I would cringe if I ever saw it on a girl. Plus, the almost inevitable nn Dash is much better for a boy, IMO.

- Elinor (guest)

9/22/2004, 1:33 PM

PS ...

*kicks self for not logging in so I could edit*

I love it for a boy too, so opinions on the name for either gender appreciated!

Ta,
~Elinor

- Caroline (guest)

9/22/2004, 1:22 PM

I know a little boy named Dashiell (siblings Lucien and Zola Plum) I'm not crazy about it for a girl. I think it might be pretty cool on a boy, or maybe as a girls middle name.

Skye Dashiell?

- Tara S (guest)

9/22/2004, 1:20 PM

I don't like it for a girl. With Natalia as a middle name, it's not SO bad but I still dislike it, sorry. (It rocks for a boy though)

- Oona

9/22/2004, 1:19 PM

I can only think of the male writer, Dashiell Hammett, so that kind of kills it for a boy's name for me.

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