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I don't like Dee, and I don't think it can stand alone.

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DeeDee is awful. It reminds me of Dexter's annoying older sister DeeDee from the cartoon Dexter's Laboratory.

This message was edited 4/22/2016, 12:41 PM

I've always quite liked Dee actually, not really sure why. It most definitely works as a nn for names starting with D and I also feel it could stand on its own as a full name. DeeDee is alright for a nn for someone with the name Dee or a name starting with D, but I wouldn't use DeeDee as a full name.

I like Dee on its own, I really do. I think it's chic (for lack of a better word.)

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But maybe the bearer would rather it be short for something. I think it could be short for any name that starts with D. I knew a Dee and it was short for Deidre but she never went by it.

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DeeDee makes me think of Rugrats. It's cute just not for me.

This message was edited 4/18/2016, 2:36 PM

I like Dee as a nickname.

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I named my childhood diary DeeDee but hate the sound combo as an adult.

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Yes - it can stand on it's own, and I prefer it that way. I personally think that those with the nickname Dee for a longer name usually have a gorgeous longer name that is left out in the cold by reverting to plain old Dee.

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However, as a full name, Dee is cool in the way that people named Nelle or Prue or Jill or Kit are.

My friend's mom is a Dee. It works but I wish she would go by her full name Deirdre. It's awkward to say in conversation, I've found. At least names like Jay have more weight to it, you know?

This message was edited 4/18/2016, 1:49 PM

I've never met anyone called either Dee or DeeDee, so the things I associate with them are from books/movies...

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Dee for a girl reminds me of "Look at me, I'm Sandra D" from the movie Grease.
Dee for a boy reminds me of Dudley Dursley "Big D" from the Harry Potter books.
Deedee reminds me of a word I heard over and over in the movie Water; I think it's a Hindi term for "sister" or "elder sister".

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Dee is NMS, but I think it's okay for other people. I'd compare it to Lee (which I dislike because I see it so much); Dee doesn't bother me in the same way, but it probably would if I heard it used often.

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I like DeeDee, but more as a term of affection, rather than an "official" NN (and definitely not as a full name)? If I called someone DeeDee occasionally, I'd still call them by their full name more...because it does sound a bit too cutesy to me.

This message was edited 4/18/2016, 1:05 PM

I like it okay. I considered it as my solution for Dolores. I don't like letter names on their own though, it seems a cop out. DeeDee just feels cutesy and ditzy to me. Dee doesn't necessarily feel mature, but it doesn't pigeonhole the impression of the bearer in the same way for me.

My grandma went by Dee. It was her middle initial. So it works for me. :)

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DeeDee is more juvenile. It could work depending on the person's personality.

I was friendly at college and afterwards with a Dee who was always known as such, professionally & otherwise. She was Indian so I'm guessing it was Deepa or something like that, but I never asked. I feel inclined to like it because of her, but I wouldn't want it as a full name, it's too lettery.
Deedee seems a bit cutesy for a grown-up, but it's not terrible.

I've known of a few people who have it as a nickname. It works, just sounds a bit dated now.

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I do know someone who is known as Dee in her job. Her legal name is Dreamy though so I guess Dee sounds a lot more professional when dealing with the general public!

Cute as a nn for names starting with D, a bit too simple as a full name.

I like it. Every Danielle who was around my age at high school went/goes by Dee. I think 'Dani' was seen as a little dated maybe? Late 80s/early 90s were at the end of the Danielle trend in Australia and a lot of them closer to my Mum's age (early 70s-late 70s) are 'Dani'.

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I also have a close friend who is Deanne nn Dee.

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Weirdly enough, one of my nicknames to my Dad and brothers is Dee or DeeDee because that's how my brother said 'Lisey' when he was little and it stuck a little bit.

I know a woman in her 50s named Deirdre "Dee".

This is my father-in-law's middle name. People ask him what the D. stands for, and he says "Dee." His brother's middle name is Jay.

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That's all I have to say. It's too damn early. :P

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ETA: Oh, wait- my aunt is Denise, nicknamed Dee-Dee. So, there's that.

This message was edited 4/18/2016, 8:46 AM

Dee is fine as a nn for something more substantial.

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As most of you know, I always hated my birth name (Judy). As a college freshman, I was desperate for change although not ready to buck the system and legally change my name (too afraid of rejection and criticism, I guess) so I actually went by Dee for one entire semester (Judy > JU-dee > Dee). Anyway, I hated it, lol! It just was NOT me. Having said all that, I think it's kind of cute as a nn only. It's friendly and approachable. BTW, I've known classmates named Deirdre, nn Dee or Dee Dee (which I do not care for at all).

Dee is just such a non-name to me. Even more so than Kay or Jay. Dee Dee is cutesy and babyish.
Dee just seems lazy. I've known two, one of whom was actually Delores Dorothy and one who is just Dee. The just-Dee has this huge round face that doesn't look like it belongs with her wiry, muscular body; it's like all her fat rises up and sits in her face. She also has a laugh exactly like a horse whinnying. I've never heard anything like it.
The Delores Dee I didn't know very well, but she seemed nice, had a heavy New York accent and rode a motorcycle.

I have a husband and also a female coworker called Dee as a nickname. I like it. It comes very natural. I do not like DeeDee at all. I think Dee should not be used on its own, although I like Kay and Jay on their own.

I've only known one Dee. Her full name was Dinah, and she was usually known as Di. Then as a teenager she started reading Kafka and changed her Di to Dee in homage to the K character ... it suited her pretty well and became so natural that she never explained it unless someone asked. One day, I did, and she gave the reason, at which point her husband (they had two adult children by then) yelped in amazement "That's horrible! It's so pretentious!" She, naturally, laughed at him and said "Call me what you like", but he couldn't change - it was the only name he'd ever used for her.

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I hope Dee can't stand on its own. Like Elle, Jay, Kay and Em, it seems like a cop-out rather than a name. At least Harry S Truman got S and not Ess. But as a nn, it's no worse than many others. DeeDee is infantile and therefore fine for infants.

I like Dee, it was the name of one of the characters on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, I like the De spelling as well!