<p>Deanna is much much much better than Dreanne. I think Dreanne does sound kind of hooker-ish and I don't think it's a name you'd want when you're 30, at least I wouldn't.</p>
<p>Dreanne(a) sounds very urban and not "cute." I'm not a fan of any of the names, though...they all are a bit of the bizarre side...go with Deanna if you use any of them.</p>
<p>I really hate them all, honestly. To me, there sounds like there's something very wrong in the picture if she wants to change her given name.</p>
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I really hate them all, honestly. To me, there sounds like there's something very wrong in the picture if she wants to change her given name.
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i wish people would get off their high-horses. just because you like and have accepted your name, doesn't mean everyone feels the same way. probably every asian i knew in high school (who came to America from their native country) changed their asian name to something more Americanized. So, this isn't a radical new concept. If she wants a name change and her parents are cool with it, then I don't see a problem.</p>
<p>Deanza sounds like your daughter is from the mafia.</p>
<p>What about Skye?</p>
<p>i dont really like any of them. but if she likes dreanne, would she consider adreanne? pronounced like adrienne. i like that name much more.</p>
<p>but its totally her decision as its her name, not any of ours.</p>
<p>I agree with cameliasinensis and lkf725 who like the name Gianna (pronounced Jee-onna or Jee-anna). </p>
<p>Dreanna sounds hookerish and Deanna is not a personal favorite of mine. </p>
<p>I think teachers will have just as much initial difficulty pronouncing all of these names as they do her orignal, so that doesn't seem to be the issue in my opinion.</p>
<p>I have never even heard of the name "Dreanna" or "Dreanne" to be frank. And btw I'm not a foreigner, and have lived in cali all my life so I'm familiar with American names.</p>
<p>omg changing her name because it sounds like a poor, broken family type of name</p>
<p>WOw
ppl surprise me everyday</p>
<p>I think the name Gina would be a good choice and is similar to her current name. Diana would be a mainstream name and be similar to your current choices.</p>
<p>It's okay to change a name that you dislike, just as long as you don't let it determine your success or failure. She might like to choose a name that keeps some remnant of her given name, like the first letter or a sound (thus the Giang to Gianna suggestion). Another consideration is how the name sounds with her last name. I think you should try it out for several days or weeks, write it, say it, try it on...before you decide.</p>
<p>I would work with her real name too, something like Giane who be classy and sound so international. Why doesn't she try one or more out and not change it officially until she is older (and out of vegas!).</p>
<p>I'm kind of glad that I went through the "I want a more white-sounding name" thing when I was still in elementary school. I tried one for about three years before I got tired of having a name that wasn't unique so I just reverted back to my traditional Vietnamese name in time for middle school (junior high). Never understood why so many Asians are so ashamed of having names that aren't Brian, or Alexander or Michelle or whatever.</p>
<p>god, dreanna sounds like total ghetto trash.</p>
<p>I vote for LingLing</p>
<p>what's her last name? alliterative ones are fun</p>
<p>I would never let a 15 year old change their name. I'm 15 right now, and I know that if I changed my name to something I like now, I would be horrified by the time I'm 18. </p>
<p>Why not just go by a nickname? Just call her Deanna or whatever, that way she isn't still bound to it if she hates it in 2 years. California is an incredibly accepting place.</p>
<p>It probably is a good idea to just "use" another name but not change it legally. Would she go for that?</p>
<p>1.) Of the three, Deanna is my preference.</p>
<p>2.) I had never heard of "Dreanne" before so had no preconceptions about it. I think it's really funny that people think it sounds hooker-ish. </p>
<p>3.) Dreanne Giang doesn't flow. If Giang is pronounced Jiang, a first name that ends in "a" would make the first-middle name combination flow better.</p>
<p>4.) Staying true to your preference for D+n-sounding girl names, I suggest Dana Giang <em>if</em> pronounced Dayna Jiang. Donna Giang works too.</p>
<p>If you're going to change her name, and she says she doesn't like Giang, why not change the first-middle name combination entirely? I personally like Claire (I don't like a lot of girl names). Claire Jane sounds nice. To a lesser extent, so does Gianna Claire. I like Janine, but probably because I know someone with that name, and I like her. Janine Claire might work.</p>
<p>Oh, I love Gianna :].</p>
<p>I don't know if the OP is still here, but a good point has been made that choices made as a teenager might not be the ones made as an adult. If Giang would just unofficially "try on" a name and introduce herself that way and have people call her by that name, she could see if she really likes it or if it is only a passing fancy. (I still like Gianna too! Nobody ever really uses their middle name anyway, so I think it is more important that it fits with the last name...whatever that is!)</p>