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WDYT of Dashiell?
by Katie Darling
11/25/2013, 8:29 PM
Just came across Dashiell... I've really taken a liking to it. Thoughts on if you like it and/or would ever use it? Possible combos?
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- blaaaarg (blaaarg)
11/26/2013, 8:56 PM
Oh I think it's super corny, definitely wouldn't use it by choice. "Dash"? Like, okay. I like corny names but that's not even interesting corny. Ishmael "Ish" would be an example of interesting corny. But I suppose it's also kind of gross and weird. Eh, you can't win.
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- Leontine (Leontine 0.1)
11/26/2013, 7:12 PM
I think it's very handsome.:0)
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- Inspector Javert (AnastasiaE)
11/26/2013, 8:24 AM
Well, it makes me think of Dash from The Incredibles. There's a scene when Helen/Elastigirl calls him that (in the car, after they're in the principal's office) and I had no idea it was a real name until recently. I wouldn't use it and I don't even know if I like it that much.
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- kudriashkajo (jodirae)
11/26/2013, 5:46 AM
I think Dashiell is really fun and spirited! Dash is a cute nickname. I would use it, yes, in fact I should run it past my husband one of these days. Dashiell Reid
Dashiell Ambrose
Dashiell Everett
Dashiell Montague :) over-the-top, perhaps
Dashiell Bram
Dashiell Roman
Dashiell Grey
Dashiell Marlowe
Dashiell MonroeI've never actually heard someone say Dashiell. Is it DASH-ee-ul? DASH-yul?
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- queenv
11/26/2013, 5:05 AM
I thin it's a "one-person" name the way that Sigourney and Cher are.
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- Beth0808   +9
11/26/2013, 3:10 AM
I feel silly asking this but how is it pronounced? When I first looked at it I thought (Da- Sheel) which Im pretty confident that is correct. But then I started looking at it more and was thinking it could be(Da-shy-el). Either way I like it. Its unique without seeming luke your trying too hard. Its something that would stand out in a crowd but wouldnt make the person feel like a weirdo.
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- blaaaarg (blaaarg)
11/26/2013, 8:58 PM
Ooh... I kind of... think it seems like you're trying too hard. Like, "Dash" is right there. I guessed "Dashing" would be a bit less subtle, and I guess it's better than Dash on its own, but boy is it ever trying hard. It's like what fedora guy would rename himself. You know, the guy at your school that awkwardly wears a fedora. I guess there's nothing particularly wrong with that, just a little typifying.
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- kudriashkajo (jodirae)   +7
11/26/2013, 5:48 AM
pronunciationI was wondering too.
DASH-yul? (Like Daniel?)
DA-shee-ul?
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- LMS   +6
11/26/2013, 5:59 AM
Cate Blanchett used this for her son. I heard her say it on a talk show once and she pronounced it "Dash-ull." But, she's British, so maybe her accent added to its pronunciation. He's brother to Roman and Ignatius. Thats exactly the type of names I expect it to be paired with. Sort of snooty/hipster.
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- Rose-Berry   +1
11/26/2013, 2:35 PM
Cate Blanchett is Australian, not British. I can't help on the name pronunciation as I've never heard it said out loud but my instinct would be to pronounce it as Dash-eel.
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- LMS
11/27/2013, 12:41 AM
You're right! Sorry, I don't know why I said she was British. I know better than that.
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- Ismene (Madyson)   +3
11/26/2013, 9:28 AM
I'm pretty sure that Dash in " The Incredibles" has the full name of Dashiell, and it's said the say way - "DASH-ull"
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- Siân (Sharley)   +2
11/26/2013, 10:25 AM
Dashiell Hammett was named after his mother's surname and it was an Anglicanized version of the French name De Chiel.
It's pronounced DASH-ull.
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- kudriashkajo (jodirae)   +1
11/26/2013, 12:22 PM
So by all accounts we just ignore the i altogether eh? Huh. I like Dash-yul better than Dash-ull, but oh well.
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- blaaaarg (blaaarg)
11/26/2013, 8:54 PM
*bangs the gavel*lol Yeah I know two Dashiells, actually, super randomly, and they're both like that - Dashle.
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- LMS
11/26/2013, 1:19 AM
Its very hipster chic, and I imagine a lot of people pick it because they want to use the nn Dash but "he needs a longer name for ya know, all the serious stuff."
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- Winter
11/26/2013, 12:49 AM
I think Dashiell is ok. Not one of my favourites, but I could get used to it. Combos:Dashiell Paul
Dashiell Neil
Dashiell Peter
Dashiell Timothy
Dashiell Noah
Dashiell Elroy
Dashiell Zachary
Dashiell Asa
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- Violet (dlilly)
11/25/2013, 10:39 PM
I love Dashiell and would totally use it. I also love that you can use Dash as a nickname.
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