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HelpGot a nickname - now I need a full name. Help?
Hello! I have a character whose nickname is 'Dee,' but I'm having trouble thinking of a full name.
For backstory, she's a runaway nicknamed 'Chickadee' as a joke. Someone later asks her name, she panics and says something off the top of her head.
"What's your name?"
"Dee."
The cop nodded, scribbling quickly on his clipboard. "Dee? What's that short for?"
Adam opened his mouth to speak, but Dee jabbed her elbow into his stomach before he could. "Uh, ____! My name is ___," she said quickly, giving her friend a warning glare.
"Uh-huh. ___. Got it," the man gave the kids a skeptical look, but thankfully wrote it down anyways.
Whatever she says, it sticks and becomes her 'real' name - whoops. Any suggestions? Anything that's female and has that 'Dee' sound somewhere in it.
For backstory, she's a runaway nicknamed 'Chickadee' as a joke. Someone later asks her name, she panics and says something off the top of her head.
"What's your name?"
"Dee."
The cop nodded, scribbling quickly on his clipboard. "Dee? What's that short for?"
Adam opened his mouth to speak, but Dee jabbed her elbow into his stomach before he could. "Uh, ____! My name is ___," she said quickly, giving her friend a warning glare.
"Uh-huh. ___. Got it," the man gave the kids a skeptical look, but thankfully wrote it down anyways.
Whatever she says, it sticks and becomes her 'real' name - whoops. Any suggestions? Anything that's female and has that 'Dee' sound somewhere in it.
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I think Delilah can work and it seems fitting
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Deedra
Denise
Deanna/Deanne
Delia
Geraldine?
Sadie?
Denise
Deanna/Deanne
Delia
Geraldine?
Sadie?
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Deena
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Honestly the first thing that came to my mind are ridiculous things like Delight or Deianeira or Deeley, since, if I was in that situation I know my brain would spit out something really unhelpful. Like "Dee......Dee".
We used to call my friend Danielle "Dee" when we were kids. Maybe Deandra? Denise?
We used to call my friend Danielle "Dee" when we were kids. Maybe Deandra? Denise?
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I have a friend called Dee which is short for Dedranae (pronounced Dee-ja-nay) if that helps.
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I'm delighted by the way you wrote down the pronunciation of Dedranae! First of all because from what I learnt about this "d turning into j before an r because of assimilation" thing, the r should seemingly still be there but here it's not (maybe it disappears into the a?). And just the fact that you bothered to represent it happening at all! I think it's very audible in Adrian or Sandra for example and yet I don't really see anyone making a note of it.
Of course it's possible the pronunciation isn't even English and there is a language where "dr" just represents the "j" sound which would be no less thrilling!
Of course it's possible the pronunciation isn't even English and there is a language where "dr" just represents the "j" sound which would be no less thrilling!
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Yes I certainly don’t think the name is English, but it is very hard to find exactly where it’s from. Websites just label it as American but I thought it was French.
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