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tiguerita

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Dominican Baby Girl Names

Isabela :cheeky:
(La Isabela was one of the Island's/Santo Domingo's first names)

Aurelia
(one of my friend's sister's names, I think it is nice, it means "golden")

Rosalia (little rose)

Paola (little one)

Estrellita (little star)

Miguelina

Maite (mix of Maria Teresa)

Carmen

Altagracia
 
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tiguerita said:
Isabela :cheeky:
(La Isabela was one of the Island's/Santo Domingo's first names)

Aurelia
(one of my friend's sister's names, I think it is nice, it means "golden")

Rosalia (little rose)

Paola (little one)

Estrellita (little star)

Miguelina

Maite (mix of Maria Teresa)

Carmen

Altagracia
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and
Tiguerita :laugh:

Me happy hoy, avestruz found....VINCE will shoot himself...
Well, no problem for Ostrich.... :laugh: :laugh:

m'frog
 
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heldengebroed

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My wifes family

Xiomara
Adalfi
Eridania
Miledy (my wife and also the bad woman in the 3 musqueteers)
Altagracia
Jahindri
Jahaida
mu?eca (it is realy her name)
Chata

And i'll probably have forgotten half the others because they all have nicknames and to make things worse even different once for 1 person.

Greetings


Johan
 
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tiguerita

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The ladies in the family...

I have a long family list too (good idea):

Amparo
Zeneida
Martina
Fiordaliza (which I find kind of cool, cause it's also my pronvince's flower)
Sonia
Iris
Maritza
Raqueli
Zaida
 
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Rocky said:
It might not be a great choice, as Dominicans cannot say words starting with an "S" without adding an "E" before, like "Essamanta".
And the accent on the syllables would be in the wrong places.
It does not sound pretty in Spanish.
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Dominicans have problems with words starting with "S"? (De que campo tu eres?) thats a new one for me. Growing up i never had problems with such things and never did any of my friends. btw theres plenty of Samanthas in DR. just change the "th" for a plain "t" so it will be Samanta.

here are some names that i know are dominican (from the women in my family)

Sobeida
Loida
Petra
Glenis
Ercilia
Leini
Diomaris
Oriana
Yecilia
Maude
Loija
Dellanira
Keti
Isayra
Yecenia
Paola
Fina
Rita
Ramona
Soriana
Amarilis
Nemesia
 
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danceaway

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I dont get this one

I have a friend and he named his daughter Hanoi (the capital of VietNam) why would you name your sweet beautiful daughter something like that....why not a name like Carolena or Isabella or something soft and sweet that rolls off your tongue, and makes you smile when you say your babies name.His other daughter is Vanessa. she lives in the USA with her mom. Hanoi lives in the DR. I asked him about the name Hanoi, and he said it sounded exotic. I still dont understand. anyone heard of this name for a little girl before ?
 
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Well

Although this is an old thread....it continues.
Since most of the Dominican population is averaging
way below 50 years old, and they most likely don't have
a clue about Vietnam, and names here are mostly tied
to some archaic Catholic reference, I would say if you
take Hanoi out of all that previously referred to context,
then, well, Hanoi doesn't seem like such a bad name for
a little girl does it? They won't pronounce the 'H' anyway.
So in English it will sound like 'annoy'. Not pretty in English,
at all, but in espanol, no too bad.......sounds better to my
American ear than Yedylkis, or Cruz Maria or Adamira or some such.
Matter of the parents I guess. After the kid gets older and hates
her name she'll change it to a nickname anyway.
My assistant's name is Rosaura and she hates it and calls herself
'Suzie', but her mom gave her the given name 'cause it was her
mother's name. Longer story but I'll leave it at that.
cheers
 
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danceaway

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good point

yes I have to agree with you, in comparison, Hanoi doesnt seem so bad. and you are right. maybe everytime her dad would say her name all I heard was annoy, and that just seemed so wrong. but with the accent, ( yes to me he has an accent and to him I do ) it does sound exotic. I just have a hard time not hearing everything in plain old boaring english. its not the most romatic sounding language out there. take care.
 
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Chirimoya

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Earlier this year, while indulging in one of my hobbies - whacky-name-spotting - I noticed the posters for one of the PLD electoral candidates in San Juan de la Maguana featured a young, but definitely grown up, woman called Hanoi.

Immortalised in my blog.
 
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nikke

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The Dominicans like a lot of names that start with Y...

Yaribel
Yolanta
Yiris
Yisel
Yari
Yorbi (although I'm sure I heard a boy's name similar to that)

Olga seems popular although I didn't think it was Spanish
Clari
Clara
Imelda
Teodora
 
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Samantha18 said:
Do you have suggestions for dominican female names?
I mean such like "Yahaira" and not "Maria".

Have been searching for a book wiht names, like you get it here, but no way..

Thanks ;-)
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I cant wait to hear some new names, my friend is pg and looking for some new and interesting names.
 
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pielmorena

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nikke said:
The Dominicans like a lot of names that start with Y...

Yaribel
Yolanta
Yiris
Yisel
Yari
Yorbi (although I'm sure I heard a boy's name similar to that)
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Take my name for example: Yadira

I'd also like to add some of the names in my family(& friends):

Aracelis
Joselin
Yanelis
WAldis
Anais
Soraya
Isaura
Nayira
Magdalena
Fidelina
Jhoany
Damaris
Georgina
Milagros
Mialka
Berkis
Nuris
Xiomara

I asked my 'Dominican" co-worker for some names as well:
Saturnina
Blasina
Marina
Amarilis (Hechame agua que me quemo!) LOL
Brunilda
 
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apdomini100max

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Well just to add to the list

Quina
Onexima
Yoleidy
Landa
Herminia (What they now call Emilia)
Clara
Nuris
Paulina
Anais
 
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LatinoRican

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Women's names

A few more that I've heard:

Milady
Grecia
Milkeya
Belgica
America
Sorangie
Yudelkis
Miosotis
Magalis
 
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engels64

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Dominican Names de Barrio

Yokata
Yokaty
Katiulka (lol)
Yunilda
Yosery
Petrolina
Baudilio
Yomaira
Nena
Titi
Tatica
Marianela
Odalis
Tati
Eduvilgen
Tata
Consuelo
Ramonita
Pucho
Iraiza
Papo
Rayza

This can go on and on!!!
 
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