Daio (Day-oh) is a nickname I made up when I was 17 and went off to college because I hated my real name. Okay, so I don't mind Donna Maria even if it is a very Spanish name for someone of German descent, but I hate just Donna itself. I have never felt like a Donna. So when I left home for college I simply told everyone I met there that it was my nickname. Now just about everyone I know socially (friends and family) call me that, the only ones who call me by my given name are the folks at work (and my mother when she's peeved at me). I did not find out until recently that Daio is an actual name in Japanese and the it is a Man's name. I does lead to some confusion at times but I'm not changing it. :-)

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