I wasn't sure, hehe.
I think I just don't like it because I don't especially like the sound, or the ee's. The fact that it's a state doens't bother me. But when i hear it, I do think of primarily a state, while with Dakota, I think of an actress!
Julia Keelan
"I don't mean to be rude-" he began in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable.
"-yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often."
~ From Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling. Vernon Dursley to Albus Dumbledore.