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I dislike it for both genders. These regional/Native American tribe names like Cheyenne and Cherokee are tacky and silly, not to mention somewhat un-PC.

I dislike unisex names, however, Dakota sounds more feminine to me. I think of Dakota Fanning.

It is overly trendy for my tastes. If you don't mind trendy, I guess it works.

I really dislike it. I didlike place names in general, or tribe names. It seems to have extremely little meaning to someone not from a place or of that descent. And I don't like the name Kodi, in any of its guises, and especially not for a girl. Sorry!

As a name in and of itself it is cute. My biggest problem with it is that I dislike the use of tribe names as first names. While Dakota and Cheyenne are pretty names, they just don't suit a child in my opinion. Tribe names are usually plural. BtN says that Dakota means friend, but a few other sites say it means friends (plural). Based on other tribal names, I am inclined to believe that it is plural. It just doesn't sound right to me to give a name like that to a child. Perhaps I place to great an emphasis on the meaning. My other problem with it is that it is overly popular where I live. In fact, that would have been my youngest sister's name until my parents realized how popular it is and settled on Chloe (which they later realized is just as popular).

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Edited for spelling.

This message was edited 3/21/2008, 10:01 AM

I find Dakota as a name kind of offensive and degrading to the Dakota Indians. (Also, as an Alabamian I find it degrading and diminishing when people use the name Alabama, especially non-Alabamians who just think the name sounds cute. I assume that is the appeal of Dakota for you. Just trying to help you understand my logic.) It does sound kind of cute, but it is too trendy and I still find it too offensive to advocate. Kodi is a fine NN for it, it makes sense.

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Also I find the use of modern names rather disrespectful to all of history. But I won't get into that now.

I absolutely LOVE Dakota for a girl's name... preferrably if they have brown/honey blonde hair. =D

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I'm not really feeling the nn though... I mean, Kodi? I'd rather go with Kota, but even the spelling of that isn't that fabulous.

Well, my grandparents have a dog named Dacotah, so I really only like the name for dogs now. It's not a bad name though, so I wouldn't be horrified to see it used for a girl or boy. I prefer the NN Kota.

I do not like Dakota at all. Kodi is also not very nice, although as a nickname for something less offensive than Dakota (Cosette or Colette or Colgate or something) it would be sort of okay.

This message was edited 3/21/2008, 7:46 AM

I know a Dakota that is a girl. She is VERY LOUD and annoying. Everyone calls her Kota. The name is okay. Not something I'd use, but nice on someone else's child.

I like it, but prefer it on a boy. It's not TOO bad for a girl, though.

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I like Kodi as a nn, but prefer it spelt as Koti.

I really like the name but I don't like Kodi for a nn.

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How about:

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Odie
Kitty
Kota
Koko

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