Which is the best way to spell the name 'Davanee' in order for people to pronounce it correctly?

clau11

Pronounced 'Day-vuh-ny'

Elecin

Honestly, most of those spellings are confusing to me.  The 'i' and 'y' after the Da that are a little misleading.

I have a friend named Devaney, which I believe is the same pronunciation your going for.

Sorry I couldn't help more!

Rachelsbaby

You might have issues with that name, me and my SO really liked the name Thiago (Tee a go) and forget it no one was saying it right so we changed. And I personally did not want to spend the next umpteen year correcting people in spelling and pronunciation.

Peony1982

Theyre all confusing

Bbmassage2639

I don't understand how to pronounce this name.

dmbfan46835

In the notebook, the granddaughter is named Davanee, I checked IMDB to see the spelling and attached it.

HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare

Please choose a different name

etayislove

How are you suppose to pronounce it exactly? Like Delaney??? But with a v?

wannabeamongoose

Without you spelling out the pronunciation, I wouldn't for the life of me be able figure out how this name is supposed to be pronounced, even with your different spellings, although I could make an educated guess. If this is the name you are going with, I think you should choose the variation that speaks to you. You are going to have to pronounce it for others regardless.

Edited: because I didn't read your whole post (sorry)

mrscate88

When I look at your original question, I want to pronounce the name duh-va-knee ... All of the options in the poll are a little confusing and none of them look like day-vuh-knee. The only spelling that comes close would be in your original post, Davanee. Unfortunately I think most people will mispronounce it and you'll constantly be correcting them no matter which way you spell it. If I had my heart set on the name, I'd go with Davanee.

CEB37

Peony1982 said:

Theyre all confusing

This.  It's kind of a made up name, so I think you're going to have a difficult time no matter what.  I'd go back to the drawing board.   Daphne is pretty and similar.  

eajanvrin

I had a preschooler with that name. They did it Dayvanee.

barrelocarol

I think adding a "u" in the spelling would help.

I keep wanting to say duh-VAY-knee when I see the "a" in the middle syllable.

I can only think of Dayvuhnee as a helpful way to accurately pronounce this name. It's a bit more phonetic and helps people understand the syllable emphasis and preferred vowel sounds.

Every other spelling (only one "e" at the end...no "h"...no "y") would invite mispronunciations, I think.

adtaylor2015

I would mispronounce all of those.

jmacd22

They would all be hard to pronounce

verveine407

I liked the movie spelling the best. Go with what speaks to you and your SO though! :-)

jbettles

There is a girl at my school named Davine, looks like it would have a long i in the final syllable (duh-vine) but it is Day-vuh-nee. The principal still can't say it to this day but the teachers all know how to say her name correctly. No one gets it right the first time, but I do love the name. It's your choice as the parent! I would definitely go with a phonetic spelling, though!

Elecin

HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare said:

Please choose a different name

Rude.

kaybee03

I work with children, so I see all kinds of names. Each of the spellings make me think of different sound combinations, which makes mispronounce it in a different way for each version. I think it sounds cute, but can I please offer you this: Be prepared for people to not be able to spell/say it correctly and please please don't get exasperated when people can't figure it out at first since it is so unique.

Mousemama

Just to echo @babymama2be123, be prepared to help people pronounce your child's name for many years. I've got a hard to pronounce name, too, so I'm really not being critical. If that's the name that you love, you should follow your heart; but please don't get mad at people for making their best try and still failing to say your kid's name correctly.

HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare

Elecin said:

HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare said:

Please choose a different name

Rude.

How is this rude?

sugarmagn0lia

I think @babymama2be123 and @mousemama make good points: No matter what, you're going to have to correct people. Because of that, I think you should just go with the spelling that seems least confusing. Truthfully, I also found all the proposed spellings pretty confusing; I think Davanee is the least. Where did you find the name? Because going with the "correct" spelling would also be my suggestion. I think you'll inevitably get people that say it like Day-vaughn-ee or Duh-vaughn-ee instead of Day-vuh-nee, because that emphasis feels more natural, though that may just be me. If you think you or your child will get sick of correcting people, then I'd probably consider other names. If you feel that that's a doable part of the deal, then stick to your guns, just be prepared. I've had to correct people on mine forever, so I'm not judging or insulting. It's never bothered me, but some people just aren't that way.

Elecin

HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare said:

Please choose a different name

Rude.

How is this rude?

How is it not rude?  The question was about the spelling of the name, not whether or not she should choose it.  

angelargrock

Personally I do think it's hard to pronounce but i also think the majority of comments on this post are just rude. It's NOT a name anyone else is choosing but you. YOU should go with the spelling that you like best & IN NO WAY should you pick a different name just because someone wants to be rude about it because they don't like it.

It's a beautiful name. You'll just have to help people pronounce it & there is NOTHING wrong with that!

HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare

Elecin said:

HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare said:

Elecin said:

HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare said:

Please choose a different name

Rude.

How is this rude?

How is it not rude?  The question was about the spelling of the name, not whether or not she should choose it.  

My opinion is that those spelling s are atrocious and that name is hideous and for the sake of the child, choose a different name.

angelargrock

@HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare I'm honestly curious if you ever have anything nice to say? Repeatedly all I see from you is rude answers. it's NOT the name YOU chose. If you DONT like it, MOVE ON.

HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare

angelargrock said:

@HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare I'm honestly curious if you ever have anything nice to say? Repeatedly all I see from you is rude answers. it's NOT the name YOU chose. If you DONT like it, MOVE ON.

Yes, I do. She asked for opinions and the cool thing about the Internet is I can give my opinion and branch off on something that's not specifically stated in the OP because, Internet.

rholbrook7

@HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare All I can say is, your profile name is on point.
You are a stranger on the Internet. You will not have to interact with this woman outside of this birth board. You will not have to talk to her child, nor pronounce her child's name. The very least you can do is be polite, and if you have a problem with the name this woman chooses, keep it to yourself.
She asked for an opinion on the spelling, not on whether or not you cared for the name.

bbiutmcph

The thing is people aren't going to be polite IRL and even if they are to your face they won't be behind your back. When you make up a name and then make up multiple spellings people are going to judge it.  The child will live with that their entire life.  When you post on the internet you are opening yourself up for opinions. YOu get honest opinions here vs sometimes IRL people don't want to hurt your feelings so they smile and not when inside they are thinking WTF.  Your name is the first impression people get in most cases, made up and uniquely spelled names don't present well.  When you give your child a name like this it's not the parent that has to live with it, introduce themselves as it, or fill out resumes with it.  The parent also can't follow the child around and tell people to be nice IRL.  That's the great thing about the internet you get honest opinions and maybe then think about things a little differently.  sometimes ideas are bad and it's ok to be told so.

rholbrook7

Actually, the name isn't made up, so your argument is irrelevant. And my name isn't made up either, but my parents still had rude people telling them to choose a different name.
Made up or not, some people just don't like certain names. Offering different suggestions is fine. Flat out rudeness and telling someone to "choose a different name" is tacky and unbecoming.
There is a way to voice your opinion without coming off as a first class snob without an ounce of class

HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare

rholbrook7 said:

Actually, the name isn't made up, so your argument is irrelevant. And my name isn't made up either, but my parents still had rude people telling them to choose a different name.
Made up or not, some people just don't like certain names. Offering different suggestions is fine. Flat out rudeness and telling someone to "choose a different name" is tacky and unbecoming.
There is a way to voice your opinion without coming off as a first class snob without an ounce of class

I'm not a snob, and had no other names to offer because what would OP like? Do you think the child wants to be embarrassed by their name for life?

I offered a differing opinion because maybe no told OP that's it's not such a great name. Again, in no way was I rude.

HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare

rholbrook7 said:

@HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare All I can say is, your profile name is on point.
You are a stranger on the Internet. You will not have to interact with this woman outside of this birth board. You will not have to talk to her child, nor pronounce her child's name. The very least you can do is be polite, and if you have a problem with the name this woman chooses, keep it to yourself.
She asked for an opinion on the spelling, not on whether or not you cared for the name.

Again, people don't have to reply to just what the OP asked. The great thing about this forum is threads can evolve into any discussion. I am being polite in telling her to reconsider.

angelargrock

@rohlbrook7 see, at least you understand the whole point I'm bringing up. Because @HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare you ARE being rude. If being told you're being rude 4 times doesn't get into your head, then I don't know what will. Just because YOU don't think it's rude doesn't mean it's NOT. She was asking for SPELLING. That's all this was supposed to be about. But you had to get nasty 'because Internet' like that's any sort of reasonable excuse.

HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare

angelargrock said:

@rohlbrook7 see, at least you understand the whole point I'm bringing up. Because @HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare you ARE being rude. If being told you're being rude 4 times doesn't get into your head, then I don't know what will. Just because YOU don't think it's rude doesn't mean it's NOT. She was asking for SPELLING. That's all this was supposed to be about. But you had to get nasty 'because Internet' like that's any sort of reasonable excuse.

I'm not being nasty, and you're actually being rude to me while I am staying calm.

jizzypuff

HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare said:

rholbrook7 said:

@HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare All I can say is, your profile name is on point.
You are a stranger on the Internet. You will not have to interact with this woman outside of this birth board. You will not have to talk to her child, nor pronounce her child's name. The very least you can do is be polite, and if you have a problem with the name this woman chooses, keep it to yourself.
She asked for an opinion on the spelling, not on whether or not you cared for the name.

Again, people don't have to reply to just what the OP asked. The great thing about this forum is threads can evolve into any discussion. I am being polite in telling her to reconsider.

She only finds you rude because you didn't sugar coat your opinion which I believe you don't have to sugar coat your opinion. Just because you didn't say "oh it's a nice name but maybe you should think of another one". That is not how the world works people need to grow thicker skin. In real life we don't always have nice people or even things such as trigger warnings so people need to get over themselves.

CEB37

@rholbrook7 I just searched Davanee on behindthename.com and nothing came up. It's pretty accurate as dfar as name etymology, so I think it's safe to say that it's a made up name.

Elecin

HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare said:

Elecin said:

HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare said:

Elecin said:

HoneyBadgerDoesNotCare said:

Please choose a different name

Rude.

How is this rude?

How is it not rude?  The question was about the spelling of the name, not whether or not she should choose it.  

My opinion is that those spelling s are atrocious and that name is hideous and for the sake of the child, choose a different name.

@honeybadgerdoesnotcare LOL Yes, that is your opinion of that name. My opinion is....you are rude. Lol

PregNancyClark

Davani? I'm kind of liking the phonetic spelling you used for the post. Davanee. My good friend is Davina... Which I think is a beautiful name. We are having trouble with names too.

wassuphoes

So, what I'm getting is this name comes from The Notebook? Come on, who wants to be a side character from a Nicholas Sparks novel?

I'd look for a new name. PP's suggested Daphne, which is lovely and underused. Behind the name suggest Davina when searching for Davanee, which would be very unexpected yet legitimate and not a side character from a really cheesy novel.

jenboston22

CEB37 said:

@rholbrook7 I just searched Davanee on behindthename.com and nothing came up. It's pretty accurate as dfar as name etymology, so I think it's safe to say that it's a made up name.

hmm, I generally agree on the whole anti-made-up-name thing (I don't like made-up-names, nor do I like unique spellings), but I'm wondering how accurate this site is? My husband's name is a very common Indian name and it does not show up on the site (Muralidhar). Perhaps this isn't inclusive of all foreign names?

starryblue04

What ethnicity is this name? Just because people haven't heard the name before doesn't mean it's "made up" lol. I think spelling it "Devani" is simple enough, and I think it's a pretty name!