My husband's tastes clash with mine

We began looking at names today! Except, my husband doesn’t like any that I like, and I don’t like his faves… We just have totally different preferences. He wants a newer, more modern type name, but I just really like the classics. One thing we agreed on is that we would like a first name that starts with D… It’s sort of a family tradition. Any ideas?

Well, lots of classic names have been making comebacks lately. I’ll list a whole bunch of D names, not really sticking to a certain style.

What about:
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] / [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_u]Delaney[/name_u]
[name_f]Danielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
[name_f]Danica[/name_f]
[name_f]Destiny[/name_f]
[name_f]Darla[/name_f]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]

Here’s my favorite girl names that start with D!

Dahlia
[name_u]Damaris[/name_u]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphi[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Demelza[/name_f]
[name_f]Desdemona[/name_f]
[name_u]Dominique[/name_u]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Drucilla[/name_f]

Here are some D names that could work…
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Danica[/name_f]
[name_f]Daniella[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolly[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dixie[/name_f]
[name_u]Damaris[/name_u]
[name_u]Devon[/name_u]
[name_f]Dulce[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_f]Delta[/name_f]
[name_u]Dusty[/name_u]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Daffodil[/name_f]

This is similar to my husband and myself, he will only agree to a name he has a personal association with (which are either very popular, dated, or from one of his favorite movies/tv shows/video games etc) For our first baby we compromised by giving her a modern name from one of his favorite shows, but the old fashioned nickname that I really wanted. Which would work the other way too, with an old fashioned name and a modern nickname

You’ve already got some great suggestions, I’ll try not to repeat but sorry I if do or…
[name_f]Dellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Danielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Dasha[/name_f]/Dausha
[name_f]Docia[/name_f]
[name_u]Delaney[/name_u]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Demi[/name_f]
[name_u]Devi[/name_u]
[name_f]Dixie[/name_f]
[name_u]Dominique[/name_u]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Dulcie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dulcinea[/name_f]
[name_u]Dusty[/name_u]

Delilah
[name_f]Deanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_u]Dessie[/name_u]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dora[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Demi[/name_f]
[name_f]Dania[/name_f]
[name_f]Danielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Deryn[/name_f]

I love [name_f]Della[/name_f], [name_f]Delphine[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] and [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]. Some others (not starting with D) that may help you bridge the gap between modern (or at least currently trending/popular) and classic:

Matilda
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_u]Noa[/name_u]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]/Juno
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Frida[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_u]Billie[/name_u]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilly[/name_f]
[name_f]India[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Aveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Zella[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]India[/name_f]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]
[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]/Edie
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]

Dawn or [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]

I will suggest [name_f]Daria[/name_f] or [name_f]Dacia[/name_f]/ Daysha as a couple more “d” names.

Dayna or [name_f]Danica[/name_f]

Dottie or [name_f]Dina[/name_f]!

Daisy was my first thought. Has a vintage, nearly classic feel and a trend in modern days. I’d call it a modern classic.

Other names with that feel:
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Dora[/name_f]
[name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
[name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_u]Dana[/name_u]
[name_f]Dulcie[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]

Dahlia comes to mind. It is a classic sounding name of great sophistication and elegance and yet it sounds modern to me as well. It’s not as though I’ve ever met a [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] or I’d hear it and think oh, what a musty old name. The flower is gorgeous too.

Plus [name_f]Dolly[/name_f] is a cute nn.

Danae comes to mind as well. It is a classic mythological name, but seldom used (at least in Northern [name_u]California[/name_u]) and feels modern to me too.

Damaris and [name_u]Dagny[/name_u] are possibilities: both old names, seldom used in US, with a fresh modern sound too.

Daisy
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_f]Darla[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]