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WDYT of the name Dayton?
We are just throwing that around. Tell me what you really think of it.
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Re: WDYT of the name Dayton?
I kind of get what she's saying! LOL
Some people will pronounce the t very harshly and some will say it softly.
I'm not against "place names" since DS's middle name is Austin. But some of them only bring city associations and nothing else, and this is one of them. All I think of is Ohio. But Austin, Savannah, Charlotte, I think of names first that happen to also be places. If that makes sense.
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I live in Dayton. It's not a very nice city. Pretty dirty, actually. I'd go with something else.
As a resident of Dayton (a suburb anyway), I would say that it is nice enough, but certainly not as exotic as some of the other name-places like London or Asia or...
Having said that, I don't like it for a child's name.
Totally agree. Ever been to Dayton, Ohio? It isn't pretty. In Columbus, OH, we use to call it "the armpit of the state."
I actually like it. But place names don't get me too worked up usually.
I posed this same name months ago and got the same responses you did...apparently people's opinions don't change.
I think people who really dislike Dayton, Ohio have never really been anywhere outside of Dayton, not anywhere worse at least, or they are comparing it to the surrounding cities of Columbus (the capital) or Cincinnati, which is also not fair since they are much larger and have many more upscale suburbs surrounding them. In any case, that wasn't the question.
I didn't mean to offend anyone with my original statement. I was just pointing out that many people will associate Dayton with Ohio and that may be cause for reservation for the OP thinking of it as a name for her kid. I think we can all agree that Dayton isn't the worst place in the world, or even the worst place in Ohio -- Akron, anyone?
You're right. Darn hormones. I can't believe what upsets me lately that never used to.
Back to the name. Don't rule it out just because of it's association with Ohio. There are plenty of people across the country who have never even heard of Dayton and who won't make the association. I actually like the -ayton sound. If I didn't have the last name I have I would add Layton/Leighton to my list (of girls names anyway). I like it as much if not more than Peyton. But Dayton was not a possibility because of where I live.
It is the name of the city. Not in the way Florence, Charlotte, Tyler are real names and city names, but in the way Chicago, Tampa and Cincinnati are city names, and city names only.
I've seen this come up before. Why on earth would you name your kid Dayton? This baffles me. I'm 40 miles south of Dayton, Ohio, probably the most well known of the Daytons, so maybe that's why I hate the idea.
It actually is a name, not just the name of a city. It is English and means from the sunny town.
I live in Ohio and everyone here pronounces it Dayton. I wouldn't use it b/c I live here....but also kind of sounds like dating.
Funny, in Michigan, we call Ohio "The armpit of the country!"
OMG! I was just going to say this exact same thing!
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I like it...
I also live no where near Ohio, so I don't really have a positive or negative association with the place. I don't think the majority of people outside of the state would either.
Sounds like Peyton though.... might get confused?
I like it okay. I think of Dayton, Ohio then Daytona (and the Daytona 500/bike week).
Also, I think of the word "dating." I'm in the South, and people pronounce the words "dayton" and "dating" the same way, as in "Are you datin' anyone?" Unfortunately, that means that most names ending in -on are ruined for me (aiden = same as aiding, braden = same as braiding, etc.) because of the dialect here.