Darin/other boy names that begin with D?

catch2010

Hi ladies!  I lurk here every so often, but I'm just now beginning to think about boy names.

What do you all think of the name Darin?  Any good middle name ideas? 

I was very close to my older cousin who passed away and I want to honor him by using his first initial, but I don't think I could handle using his whole name.  I'm also open to any other names that begin with D, especially midcentury-sounding or Italian names. 

TheWop

I LOVE Darin (or Darren, however you want to spell it).  This is my top boy name. 

What is your cousin's middle initial?

Without knowing that, I like:

Darin Benjamin

Darin Mitchell

Darin Alexander

Darin Peter

Darin Jacob

 

starlight8323

Dante!

 

ETA:

Damiano

Danilo

Dario

Davide

Demetrio

Dionisio  <-- Love!

Domenico

Donato

Doriano

Duilio

Durante (nn Dante)

krissyh21

I like Darren, not crazy about your spelling. Dante comes to mind as well as demitrio

LaComtesse

Not bad, but it makes me think of Darren from Bewitched. What about Dante?

FLchicken

I like Darin a lot.

 

Other D names, some w/ Italian flair:

Daniel, Donovan, Damion, Dimitri, Davio, Dominic

 

 

manda326

I like it! I think I like the spelling of Darren better but either would be fine if you like it

tct1219

i'd spell it darren. the darin spelling looks like it should be pronounced dahr-inn. one of my favorites is davis [it's a family name for me but is also a fairly common first name nowadays].

eta: my uncle was darren james. i'd try to find a family middle name, either 1 or 3+ syllables, depending upon your last name.

Qmommy

Dario

Moxie27

dislike darin/darren.

i like dominic and damien.

EXL311

I'm not really a fan of Darin.  There's also Desmond, Dominic, Dexter, and Donovan.  I like Desmond the best out of those.

happilyever888

Dexter!

brightning

Dane

lar1203

devin

jennsters

Dain (olde english spelling) or Dane

catch2010

Thanks ladies!  Love several of these suggestions!

My cousin's middle initial is W, but I'm not sold on that.  Definitely want a D for the first name (even though our last name begins with a D) to honor him.  Anything goes for a middle name.