Dash?

[name_m]Even[/name_m] though we both love [name_u]Kit[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], my partner suggested [name_u]Dash[/name_u] as a name for our baby due in Feb. It’s been on our short list for a while along with other one syllable names.

We don’t like the longer form of [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] so he would only be [name_u]Dash[/name_u]. Middle name would be [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] or [name_m]Leo[/name_m].

Thoughts?

I have to say, I love the name [name_u]Dash[/name_u], although it could seem a bit unprofessional for an adult. I personally think [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] would make a better middle, since [name_u]Dash[/name_u] [name_m]Leo[/name_m] seems a bit short. [name_u]Dash[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], while the same number of syllables, seems longer and more complete.

I like [name_u]Dash[/name_u], but I don’t like it with either of your middle name options. [name_u]Dash[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] sounds like an instruction, and [name_u]Dash[/name_u] [name_m]Leo[/name_m] sounds too short.

I much prefer [name_u]Kit[/name_u]. To me, [name_u]Dash[/name_u] is a verb or an amount of something.

I actually quite like [name_u]Dash[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m]. I think it strikes the right balance between being unique yet fitting in with the general style of the times.

I like both [name_u]Dash[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] and [name_u]Kit[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m]!

In today’s world of unusual names, [name_u]Dash[/name_u] would fit right in. I love [name_u]Kit[/name_u] so would choose that over [name_u]Dash[/name_u], but [name_u]Dash[/name_u] could definitely work either on its own or as a nickname. [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] could get you the nickname [name_u]Dash[/name_u], if you live somewhere where [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] is used on boys as well as girls. [name_u]Kit[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] has a laid-back, outdoorsy, gentle feel to me, a little boy who could sit under a tree for hours watching ants, reading or building structures from sticks. I wouldn’t use [name_u]Dash[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] since I don’t like having two word names in one combo, but it makes me picture a very active and social boy who loves running around and playing sports, who makes friends with everyone quickly.

Thanks for your feedback everyone! What beautiful imagery you capture bonfireazalea! I’ve always imagined an adventurous boy.

Stick with [name_u]Kit[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], I loved that combo when I read it in your post a couple of weeks ago! It’s such a cute name for a boy but with much more room to grow into as an adult than [name_u]Dash[/name_u], which I can’t imagine on an adult at all (and even on a boy it’s kind of cartoony, in my opinion).