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There was a character named Dash (nn for Dashiell, like Hammett) on a now-defunct soap opera YEARS ago, and I fell in love with it back in my early teens. Now it seems to be catching on, after "The Incredibles" (also Cate Blanchett has a son named Dashiell John, I believe). I still think it's a great name, and Dash is a great nn. Though many people might stumble over the spelling of Dashiell and the pronunciation at first. But I definitely think Dashiell should be the formal name and Dash the nn.

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~Heather~