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 [ 1 syll. dee, de-e ] The girl name Dee is also used as a boy name, though it is more commonly a girl name. It is pronounced DIY KEY. Dee is of Hebrew, Old English, Celtic, Old Greek, Latin, and Indoeuropean origin. It is used mainly in English and Spanish. The name first developed as a short form of other names starting with the letter 'D-', especially Dorothy. In some cases, it may also be derived in reference to the River Dee in Scotland. Forms of the name include the English Dede, the English DeeDee, the English and Hebrew Deedee, the English Diddie, and the English, Hebrew, Dutch, and French Didi. Dee is a pet form of the English Dorothy. Dee is also a pet form (English) of the Czech, English, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Romanian Daniela. Dee is also a short form (English) of the English, Greek, Italian, German, and Spanish Delia. Dee is also a pet form (English) of the Catalan, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, and Spanish Diana. Dee is also a pet form of the English Deana. Dee is also a pet form (English) of the English and Irish Deirdre. Dee is also a form (Spanish) of the English Delicia. Dee is also a pet form (English) of the English and French Danielle. Dee is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1962, 0.030% of baby girls were named Dee. It had a ranking of #381 then. The baby name has seen a marked drop in frequency since then, and is currently used only on a very light scale. Within the family of girl names directly related to Dee, the Czech, English, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Romanian Daniela was the most regularly used in 2008. Although Dee is today more frequently used for girls, there was a period prior to 1936 when more boys were given the name. After 1937, increasingly the name became more popular with girls than with boys. There were 6 times more girls than boys who were named Dee in 1965. Baby names that sound like Dee include the English and Scandinavian Dea, the English Di, the English Audey, the name Dai, the English Day, the English Dede, the Scandinavian Ditte, the English Do, the English Dode, the English Dot, the Vietnamese Tao, the Yoruban Dada, the English Dassah, the Hebrew Daya, the English Deann, the English Deanne, the English DeeDee, the English and Hebrew Deedee, the Italian Detta, and the name Dewi. KEY: Pronunciation for Dee: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
