Mommy comes back in 6 days, and we leave on the 18th
We're goin on a cruise to mexico, and I'm insanely excited.
Also, I'm really pissed that I dont know what my name means. Its really been bothering me lately. I made a topic over in Lifestyle, maybe somebody will know something. Wishful thinking, I guess.
The T and D pronunciation rule you mentioned only applies to Chinese, not Japanese. Dispite what most people think, they are very different yet very similar.
The pronunciation of your name following the rules of Japanese would be "Da ee nahn". Generally, the word "Dai" means big or large. The word for a university or college is Daigaku, or big school. I'm not sure what nan would be for though.
At any rate, I highly doubt your name is Japanese. Very highly.
Just think of it this way, your grandfather picked the name right? Maybe grandpa was chasing the yellow tail and heard that name and decided to use it...?