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I really like Dallas! I probably wouldn't use it in real life, but, along with Desmond, it is a surname that I like as a boy's first name. The city and football team make it more of a guilty pleasure.

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Dana is the only one of the three that I really consider unisex.
Diyar is unisex, but it sounds wordy even if it is a Kurdish name.
Dakota is cute but confrontational in PC circles.
Devin is handsome, but I prefer it on boys.

I like Dylan for a boy. I don't particularly care for Dallas or Dana.

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I like Darcy and Devon/Devin for boys and Dominique for girls.

Dylan is nice I like it on both, although I like it more on a girl, plus its sorta dated on a boy. But I wouldn't see myself using it, but it's a great name. Dallas is okay, but I don't care for either gender. Same goes with Dana, it's ok. I slightly like Dayna more on a girl and I like Dana on a boy. I wouldn't use either because it's dated.

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The other unisex name I like is Drew.

I don't really think of any of these as unisex (though I know they technically are). Dylan and Dallas are all boy, and Dana is all girl.

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I'd go with Dana for a girl and Dylan for a boy.

I like Dallas the best, for a boy only. As a personal name, but I wouldn't use it in a million years because I despise the city in Texas.

This message was edited 5/11/2020, 2:12 PM

Dylan is the best of the three. I prefer it as a feminine name.
Dana is the most unisex, but the one I dislike the most. Too short, yet has 3 pronunciation options in 4 letters. So confusing!
Dallas is all masculine. The association with the city and the TV series makes it unusable in my opinion.

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Others to consider: Dale, Darcy, Daryl, Delaney.

Does Dana sound like DAYna? Here, it sounds like DAHna and is a nn (in Afrikaans) for Daniel.

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Dallas is just another place name; I've never met one.

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Dylan, now ... definitely masculine and very definitely on my playlist.

I like Dallas best. I do not like the name Dana at all. Others to consider are Devon/Devin and Dustin or Dusty.

Dana's pleasant, sensitive and stoic maybe. I feel somewhat like it's Ezra, Danielle, and Allie in one name.

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Dallas sounds okay, but I automatically disdain it because hating the Dallas Cowboys is probably the oldest, deepest prejudice I have (I don't even care about football).

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Dylan is what one of my childhood friends called her Ken doll, so mainly it makes me think of barbies...also poetry and tides. It's not a fav, but it's alright.

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I sometimes like Demetri as unisex. I like Dara, mainly as a masculine name, though.
There's also Dominique, which I like as a unisex name but wouldn't use myself except possibly as a MN.
Maybe Dale, Drew, Dorian, Davian. But I'd use Dana over those.

This message was edited 5/11/2020, 12:10 PM

I like Dylan for only a boy and also Dallas, although I don't like it as much as I uses to.
I don't care for Dana but I prefer it on girls.

Dana is the best!

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Dylan feels gross and Dallas dated. I had a female university student with that name and I think of her.

I love Dallas for a boy, and also really like a Dylan for a boy. I don’t care for Dana as a boy name, even though it my my Ob doctors name and I absolutely loved him.

Dylan is okay, on a boy. Dallas is just barely okay, I think of it as just slightly more feminine than masculine. Dana is all feminine to me even though I know of a couple male Danas. I like Dana for a girl and that's my pick.