I am a long term lurker on here, and pregnant with my second baby.
I would love some Nameberries’ opinions on Dimity as a girl’s name, I love it. And I love the nickname DimT. But I notice it is not actually listed on here. Have my pregnancy hormones sent me mad…
Thank you!
I’ve never heard of it. Try [name_f]Amity[/name_f] instead.
I feel like you’re gonna get a lot of opposition to that first syllable.
[name_f]Amity[/name_f] is better [name_f]IMO[/name_f], I think Dimity might end up with a lot of “Dim” based nicknames
I’m just infinitely relieved I misread it as [name_m]Dimitry[/name_m].
Dimity… like, with the same cadence as [name_m]Timothy[/name_m]? Where does it come from? I don’t want to discount it if there’s a history for it, but I have to say, people are going to say “[name_m]Dimitry[/name_m]?” time and time again.
What about [name_f]Demitra[/name_f], Demitria or [name_u]Demeter[/name_u] with the nn Dimi?
Thanks for replies, I thought it was rather quirky and beautiful. But perhaps not a consensus view! I first heard it from Aunt Dimity in [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] [name_f]Atherton[/name_f]'s books, well a friend told me in fact, I have not read them. Then I saw this post on Appellationmountain:
I much prefer [name_f]Amity[/name_f], [name_f]Verity[/name_f], [name_f]Reverie[/name_f], something of that nature
It is also the name of a rather lovely Farrow and ball paint colour (!!) which is not necessarily a great thing
The “dim” syllable makes this a no go for me.
[name_f]My[/name_f] main association is the fabric. It’s like a light cotton.
“Dim” makes it a no for me, but I like girl names with this cadence, like [name_f]Verity[/name_f], [name_f]Amity[/name_f], and [name_f]Cecily[/name_f], so I see why you like it.
though I might name her something that sounds more serious like [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] and call her Dimity.
DimT sounds like a rapper, so I wouldn’t use that unless that were the effect I wanted!
I really love Dimity, I’ve had it on my lists since I read it in a [name_f]Gail[/name_f] Carriger book. I see someone already linked an Appellation Mountain post, here’s another one from Waltzing With [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]: Requested Name: Dimity | Waltzing More Than Matilda.
I’d steer clear of the “dim” syllable, especially in first place. [name_f]Amity[/name_f] instead?
There’s a minor character in Gone With the Wind (the novel, I don’t think she’s in the movie) named Dimity. I always thought it sounded sweet, dainty, and Southern, though a bit too cutesy for my taste.
There is a news reported called Dimity over here. While I prefer [name_f]Amity[/name_f] myself, Dimity has the same feel and I really like the sound of the name, it’s defiantly usable 
[name_f]My[/name_f] first thought was “like the fabric? That’s cool.” So I like it and find it usable, but I can see how it would make a better nn than full name. [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] nn Dimity is a great suggestion.
I actually like it. It reminds me a bit of [name_m]Dimitri[/name_m].
I’m sort of confused by DimT, but Dimmy could be cute.
As soon as I read the name (and before I read any comments), I thought of the not nice nickname of Dim. Then I thought of Dim Sum soup. [name_m]Just[/name_m] no. The pre teen and teen years would be brutal. Especially if she struggled in school at all.
I have seen the Aunt Dimity books at my library and found the name intriguing. I think it’s cute and fresh sounding. Dimi would be a cute nickname.
This. I also misread it as [name_m]Dimitry[/name_m] at first sight.