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Yea or Nay: Denali

January 23, 2010 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

With all the talk of Twilight names, here’s one that rarely comes up in conversation: Denali. It’s not worn by a character, but a coven – another family of vegetarian vamps.

Alaska’s Mount McKinley is the highest peak in North America, at the center of Denali National Park and Preserve. Before it was named after President McKinley, the mountain was called Denali in the local Athabaskan language.

But would it wear well as a child’s name? It is similar to the surname-name Delaney, currently #209 for girls in the US. A Google search turned up a sibset – sisters Alexis and Denali, brother Paxton.

Of course, the Denali is also a luxury SUV and a clay mastodon on Gumby.

And yet, I can’t help think many parents might find Denali attractive for a son or a daughter. And so I ask – Denali, yea or nay?

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Comments

  1. Kelly says

    January 28, 2010 at 12:01 AM

    I just met a Denali! A four year old girl who plays soccer with my daughter. It fits her, I think she has some Indian heritage, she has an exotic look to her.

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  2. Panya says

    January 24, 2010 at 11:42 PM

    Hmpf, well, *I* like it. 😉

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    • appellationmountain says

      January 25, 2010 at 10:01 AM

      As do I, Panya. I didn’t expect Denali to be a big hit, but I’ve noticed that many lurkers often vote in favor of the Yea or Nay names.

      I can see Denali on a boy – or in the middle spot. I threatened to use Casibari, the name of a big ol’ rock formation in Aruba, as a middle name on a baby name forum years ago and was urged by dozens of respondents not to do something so cruel to my child.

      Oh well. It’s not exactly Sin Halo.

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  3. Names4Real says

    January 24, 2010 at 7:42 PM

    I have seen a couple of Denali’s and they were all found in Alaska birth announcements.

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  4. Bek says

    January 24, 2010 at 3:37 PM

    The sound is totally unappealing to me. Big fat Nay.

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    • appellationmountain says

      January 24, 2010 at 4:34 PM

      And Denali goes down in flames …

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  5. Bewildertrix says

    January 24, 2010 at 3:03 PM

    Sounds vaguely boganey :/

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  6. Sebastiane says

    January 24, 2010 at 10:18 AM

    I must admit, it has an appealing sound.

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  7. Julie says

    January 23, 2010 at 10:14 PM

    Like Bevin, I know a dog named Denali, it’s great name for a Husky. Strictly an animal’s name for me.

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  8. JNE says

    January 23, 2010 at 9:07 PM

    SUV.

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  9. Joy says

    January 23, 2010 at 8:04 PM

    Even if it wasn’t an SUV, I wouldn’t like Denali. It does sound vaguely Italian.

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  10. Marilyn says

    January 23, 2010 at 6:43 PM

    Hmm. I don’t think I like it. But I can see it appealing to someone.

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  11. bevin says

    January 23, 2010 at 5:21 PM

    A friend of mine breeds Samoyed dogs, one of her dogs is Denali. So I couldn’t use it on a person. But I reckon it’s a great name. Probably great for anyone outside of North America!

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  12. Katie says

    January 23, 2010 at 2:38 PM

    Nope. Not a first name.

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  13. photoquilty says

    January 23, 2010 at 12:48 PM

    Yeah, that’s a car. And it’s not like Portia or Mercedes. I’m pretty sure it’s a car first, name second.

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