Dai as nickname for David
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Anonymous
| My uncle was named David who went by "Dai". Is that a weird name to go by? DS is named David after him, and we planned to call him Dave but every time I do I can't stop thinking of the Kevin Klein movie! |
Anonymous
| I've never heard of a David called Dai, so in my experience that's an uncommon nickname. |
Anonymous
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I would pronounce it as dye as in a coloring
Spellng it Day makes more sense |
Anonymous
| I think it's a Welsh diminutive? I really like it, though! Very cute. |
Anonymous
How about Id? As in Wizard of Id. 
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Anonymous
Update, I googled. Yes, Welsh nickname for David/Dafydd. https://www.welshboysnames.co.uk/dai/ |
Anonymous
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Never heard of it. I thought the pronunciation was Dye.
"Dave" is a great movie. David is a lovely name. |
Anonymous
| It's a very uncommon nickname, but not really "weird." Do you say DAY or DYE? |
Anonymous
And I would assume it's pronounced "dye" because that's how I've heard it pronounced before. |
Anonymous
| It’s a weird nickname but everyone’s going to think you’re saying DaVe and call him Dave. Regardless, there’s no way to get around the fact that he’ll eventually be called Dave by people. |
Anonymous
| If it's the Welsh nickname, that's not weird at all. If you want to call him that, go ahead! That said, some people will probably call him Dave. |
Anonymous
It's the traditional Welsh nickname for David of Dafydd. |
Anonymous
OP here. Agreed Dave is a phenomenal movie! |
Anonymous
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Avi?
D? Vid? |
Anonymous
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Chip?
Skip? |