Is It Usable?

Hello,

Considering the name [name_m]Dhani[/name_m], for a boy— probably a middle. I have kind of fallen in love with it, but I just don’t know if it’s usable, because as far as I can tell [name_u]George[/name_u] [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] made it up. (He named his son [name_m]Dhani[/name_m] after ‘dha’ and ‘ni,’ notes on the [name_f]Indian[/name_f] musical scale.). I’m not really a fan of made-up names, but I really love [name_m]Dhani[/name_m]… it just seems slightly ridiculous. Like naming your child Grendor or Phinarix— just terribly made-up. It this name usable?

(If it helps, combos might be [name_m]Edgar[/name_m] [name_m]Dhani[/name_m], [name_u]Archer[/name_u] [name_m]Dhani[/name_m], or [name_m]Salvador[/name_m] [name_m]Dhani[/name_m])

I’m not a fan of it, but I don’t think it looks ridiculous, in the sense that it’s too grand or made up. It honestly just looks like a misspelling of [name_u]Danny[/name_u] to me, though they may be pronounced differently.
In your combos it would only be a middle though, so it doesn’t really matter! I think it works fine as a middle name.

If it’s in the middle I might assume it was a reference to the Beatles. Maybe as a first I wouldn’t though. Is it said the same as [name_m]Donnie[/name_m]? I do like the spelling and the look of it. Seems perfectly usable.

As a mn, it works!

I think it’s usable.

I like it as a middle name, however [name_m]Salvador[/name_m] [name_m]Dhani[/name_m] is really close to [name_m]Salvador[/name_m] Dali!

I like [name_m]Edgar[/name_m] [name_m]Dhani[/name_m] a lot!

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I don’t think it seems ridiculous or terribly made up at all. However, I personally wouldn’t feel comfortable using it unless I was [name_f]Indian[/name_f] – as it does seem more [name_f]Indian[/name_f] than anything else.

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It doesn’t seem made up to me, just distinctly Hindi. So, it would seem strange on someone without ties to [name_f]India[/name_f].

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Thanks, everybody!

I think it makes an excellent middle namr. [name_m]Edgar[/name_m] [name_m]Dhani[/name_m] is very handsome

To me it looks like a creative spelling of [name_u]Danny[/name_u]. Out of curiosity, I looked up [name_m]Dhani[/name_m] [name_m]Harrison[/name_m], and it seems he does pronounce it like [name_u]Danny[/name_u].

I think it would be perfectly fine as a middle name.

I think it is useable.

([name_m]Salvador[/name_m] [name_m]Dhani[/name_m] reminds me of [name_m]Salvador[/name_m] Dalí)

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NMS but definitely usable!

Definitely works as a middle, like you said. The name doesn’t really sound made-up to me, to be honest. Your combo ideas are wonderful as well!

Nothing wrong with it at all. It’s got a good sound and looks good on paper.

Definitely useable. ‘[name_f]Danie[/name_f]’ (pronounced dah-nee) is quite a common male [name_u]South[/name_u] African name and I hear it a fair bit where we are in Australia. I’m personally used to hearing it a lot, so sounds fine to me.

At first glance, I would probably think this was a version of [name_u]Danny[/name_u].

yeah :sweat_smile:

[name_m]Dhani[/name_m] seems perfectly usable to me, especially as a middle.

It’s not for me personally, but it’s definitely usable. Maybe it’s best as a middle name.
I do agree with @Johannaa that [name_m]Salvador[/name_m] [name_m]Dhani[/name_m] sounds a lot like [name_m]Salvador[/name_m] Dalí :wink: