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Is it usable? Do you like it?
"And by the way, dearie, your punctuation sucks canal water!"
-The Ghost of Vivian Vance
"And by the way, dearie, your punctuation sucks canal water!"
-The Ghost of Vivian Vance
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It's most definitely usable! But it's really dated.
I prefer Diana.
I prefer Diana.
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I like it in French (deeAN, said quickly) but not in English, especially in the UK where people tend to accent the first syllable so it sounds like Die, Anne!
It's usable, if a bit retro in English-speaking countries.
It's usable, if a bit retro in English-speaking countries.
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I don't like it much, though I have to say I've always liked it more than Diana.
It's usable.
It's usable.
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usable but I don't like it
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Yes, it's dated.
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Of course it's usable! I don't like it much, but it's not hideous.
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I love it! It's so trim and pert.
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It's my mom's middle name, although she likes to spell it Dianne. It's dated, but it's still usable.
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Perhaps "usable" wasn't the right word. I should have asked if it was too dated.
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I'm not sure.
That's the problem. It feels dated, but I could still see it being used. I've heard so many dated names on kids lately - Eileen, Hazel, Gloria - that I wouldn't blink if I heard Diane on a baby. And I'd rather see Diane than Hayleigh (which is also dated to me.)
So there you go. I don't know if that helped at all!
That's the problem. It feels dated, but I could still see it being used. I've heard so many dated names on kids lately - Eileen, Hazel, Gloria - that I wouldn't blink if I heard Diane on a baby. And I'd rather see Diane than Hayleigh (which is also dated to me.)
So there you go. I don't know if that helped at all!
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Definitely usable.
It's my middle name. My mother used to go on about how much she loved it, which is something she didn't do about my first name, nor the first names of my sisters, come to think about it. So I never understood why she made it my middle name and not my first name.
I remember when a married couple I knew said that they liked it and were considering it for a daughter, and I was surprised because this was in the mid 1980s, when it had already become dated. That made me think that maybe there was something to it I wasn't quite appreciating.
When my mom would say how much she loved it, I used to just shrug my shoulders and think, "Ew dated", but now I actually can separate it from its datedness and see the appeal.
So all of this is a way of saying I LIKE IT. I LIKE IT.
It's my middle name. My mother used to go on about how much she loved it, which is something she didn't do about my first name, nor the first names of my sisters, come to think about it. So I never understood why she made it my middle name and not my first name.
I remember when a married couple I knew said that they liked it and were considering it for a daughter, and I was surprised because this was in the mid 1980s, when it had already become dated. That made me think that maybe there was something to it I wasn't quite appreciating.
When my mom would say how much she loved it, I used to just shrug my shoulders and think, "Ew dated", but now I actually can separate it from its datedness and see the appeal.
So all of this is a way of saying I LIKE IT. I LIKE IT.
This message was edited 8/10/2016, 8:15 AM
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I recently met a little Diane. She was around 2.
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In a retro 70s/80s kind of way? I'd still say no....
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I much, much prefer Diana. Diane seems much more middle-aged and frumpy than Diana ever will. But Diane does make an attractive middle name.
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