Thoughts on Dagny?

duckiegrl

Okay so I can't come up with a girl name and hubby has his mind set on Dagny as in Dagny Taggart from Atlas Shrugged. I'm not into it but I can't come up with a better suggestion.  DD wants to name her Molly after her favorite Bubble Guppy and DS is content with calling her Baby.

Best I can come up with is Madeline (as in Ludwig Bemelmans's children's books) but Maddy and Addy are to matchy for my taste.

Any thoughts or suggestions for girl names would be greatly appreciated.  DD is named Addison and DS is Lucas if that helps at all. 

ah625

Dagny doesn't sound like a real name to me.

What about Daphne? 

ashlierw

i dont like Dagny at all.. molly is super cute tho! 

SpokenVows

Dagny immediately made me think of Diagon Alley from Harry Potter.

curlylocks3

I'm not a fan and I think your child will spend a lifetime correcting people on the spelling or pronunciation of her name.
Love Molly though!

kacelle

I LOVE Dagny, but I'm a huge Ayn Rand fan.  I fell in love with the name reading Atlas Shrugged.  It's a legitimate Norse name.

PenelopePond

I love Molly!  PPs suggestion of Daphne is pretty cute, too. 

Keri Marie

It's one of my favorites! Book, character and name, love, love LOVE!

Randa&Jerm

Yuck

AimeeL85

I remember when I worked at a daycare and a boy in the class told me he had an older sister. I asked her name, and he said "Dagny." I think I asked him to repeat it no less than 5 times because I didn't understand what he was saying (and he was 6 so it's not like he wasn't speaking clearly, it just didn't sound like a name to me).  I'm not at all trying to insult the name, it's just very different and NMS.

lageorgiapaperie

I have never heard of this name and honestly thought it was for a little boy, not girl. Based on Addison and Lucas, my suggestions would be: Ella, Isabelle, Olivia, Eleanor, Julia, Reese, Emma, Katherine, or Samantha.

 There's just something about names with two "hanging" letters (y,g,j,p,q) that bugs me. 

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Saddling your kid with a name that carries such strong ideological connotations, especially an ideology that she may very well grow up to find objectionable (as many people do with Ayn Rand), is a really bad idea.

That aside, it's just not a very attractive name.

alohamora

I actually like Dagny because it has a pretty cool meaning.  However, it doesn't really seem to go much with your other LOs' names.  I liked pp's suggestion of Daphne...what do you think about that?  I also do like Molly.

beck8008

i think Dagny is kinda cute- i like it. 

Daphne is nice too

some other girl names that were on our list before we found out we're having a boy

Dinah, Breena, Maya, Freja (Freya)...

wdc*bride

I agree with other posters that it is not an objectively attractive name.  And, FWIW, I immediately think of Ayn Rand and her controversial philosophy when I hear the name.  I think anyone who has read/is familiar with the books will immediately think of that and will have a strong (often negative) reaction.

What about Francesca (fem version of Francisco in AS) or Gayle or Dominique (from Fountainhead)? 

Also, we considered Ayn for a middle name.  You can see if your husband will go for that if you find a first name more to your taste.   

scorch

I like Dagny,but I don't know why.  It's got the same feel as Daphne but without the stigma of scooby doo. 

You must all be book people?  Love it! 

alliejo725

I actually kind of like Dagny. It's not really our "style" and I wouldn't use it, but I like the sound of it and I wouldn't side-eye it on someone else's kid.

Molly is cute; I like Madeline (that pronunciation), but I'm sooo over Maddy, and I agree that Addy and Maddy is waaaay too matchy.

I like PP suggestion of Daphne, but I actually think Dagny fits your sibset better. It's actually a very similar style to Addison.

magsugar13

No, dang it

Fancy3Face

Big NO to Dagny.  I love Molly!

serendipity_5

My moms name is Dagne, she does not really care for her name. Like other posters have said, she is constantly spelling her name out, or correcting people. She always says she knows when a telemarketer is calling because they can never get her name right. I like the name, but I would never use it because of these issues. Plus, some of my inlaws as a joke behind her back call her "Gag-ne", not a nice nickname (for the record, my mom is not gross at all she is a petite 4'11'' former ballerina) just had to add that!

Yellow415

Dagny makes me think of dingy, its nms. I love Molly though. What about Morgan?

Cherbear013

Dagny is a real name...its Norwegian. Its also my dog's name

lifesthebeach

Dagny doesn't sound weird to me, but I know a lady with that name.  She's in her 80s and her last name is very, very Finnish.  I like Molly much better though.  That was our top girl name choice.

kimberlymautz

I work in a daycare, and I can tell you I would definitely stay away from Dagny. Your poor child would be made fun to no end. And it definitely does NOT go with Addison or Lucas.

KitchenElf

I'm not keen on Dagny.  In Australia the bit of poo that clings to a sheep's arse is called a dag.  That's what it makes me think of. (Sorry, I don't mean to be rude).

PP suggested Daphne which I think is a really good alternative.

gnomemom

kacelle:

I LOVE Dagny, but I'm a huge Ayn Rand fan.  I fell in love with the name reading Atlas Shrugged.  It's a legitimate Norse name.

This. My DH loves Dagny for the same reason.

DieHexe

Wow, I was just about to post a similar question. I LOVE the name Dagny. I like the way it sounds, what it means and the fact that is so unique. Besides, I also like Ayn Rand, but the name Dagny is great in itself besides the fact that the main character in AS has that name. To me, the name sounds strong and confident.

 I am expecting a daughter in September and I am very, very tempted with the name (husband loves it too). But when I tell people about it, they immediately suggest Daphne (wich annoys me to be honest, it's a completely different name). Looks like the name is "too hard to spell" (really?), "too unique" and somebody even said "not cute enough for a princess" (I have NO intention to raise a princess). That being said, I don't want to burden my child with a name that people are too stupid or ignorant to know or understand; and will cause her to be an object of mock and bullying. 

Reading the answers here makes me a little sad, as I'll have to move on and pick a different name. You are probably feeling the same way.

I'll still love that name to death

Good luck and congrats on your daughter! 

Reyka9

My goddaughter's name is Dagny (also named after the character in Atlas Shrugged) and I love her name.  When my friend first told me what she was planning to name her daughter I wasn't too keen on it (reminded me of Dagwood Bumstead from the Blondie comics) but I can't picture another name on her now!  It really suits her.

It's also Norse for "new day," which is beautiful.

My friend told me she often has to explain that her kid's name is Dagny, not Daphne or Danny, especially over the phone.