Don or Dawn question....
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Don or Dawn question....
| Tue, 11-06-2007 - 5:36pm |
I'm not planning to use this name. I just wanted to know what others thought. I love the name Dawn, it was my Mom's middle name but I have known older men whose names are Don. To you, is it a girl or boys name? Does it depend on the spelling? I seem to learn more toward it being a female name if the spelling is Dawn but then again, like I said, I have met men named Don and didn't think twice. Just wondering....
~samantha

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I have a female cousin named Dawn, and all the men named Don that I have known are actually Donalds; Don is generally a nn. I think Dawn is lovely, but if the homophonic thing bothers you, you could use Aurora. It has the same meaning as Dawn, but with a slightly more "sophisticated" feel.
Anyway, when people are introduced to her, I sincerely doubt they would think her name is "Don" when it's "Dawn."
My mn is Dawn ... another alternative (other than Aurora, as mentioned) is Dagny, a name I personally love.
If this baby I'm having is a girl, she'll probably be either Eliza Dawn or Dagny Annette.
I definitely think it goes either way, depending on spelling!
Darla
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I think there are probably regional differences, but I don't pronounce the two names the same.
-srm
This idea -- of two different pronunciations for Don/Dawn -- is funny to me, having had the middle name Dawn all my life. To me, "fawn" and "con" rhyme, lol. I'd never heard there were two different pronunciations, and I'm still not getting the different between the two. Fawn and con sound exactly alike to me. Is the "w" more pronounced in Dawn, is that what you're saying? Just trying to "get" it!
All the same, I guess -- my mn is Dawn, rhyming with don/con/shawn/lawn/gone/ron ....
Darla
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