Comments for the name Dewey

Dewey is one of Donald Duck's nephews.

Also used as a short form of the name Deuteronomy, which is Dewey Duck's real name.

Deuteronomy Duck, called Dewey for short. Son of Della Duck, nephew of Donald Duck, grandson of Quackmore Duck and Hortense McDuck, grandnephew of Scrooge McDuck. The blue triplet.

Cute name! This is the name of my puppy dog!

Despite the fact it looks like 'DOO-ee' (much like Donald Duck's nephew, as someone pointed out), it's actually pronounced 'DEH-wee' (much like how a child with a lisp might say 'derry'). It's another form of Dewi.

Dewey is Malcolm's younger brother on the popular TV seies Malcolm in the Middle.

I don't know why, but I just love this name! It sounds so cute and innocent. Dewey is David Arquette's character on the movie Scream.

There is a beach in Delaware, USA named Dewey.

This is not a Welsh name. It's the English form of Dewi. I'm Welsh, and a Welsh speaker, Dewey is not a Welsh spelling, it makes no sense to say that it is.

The Huey, Louie, Dewey jokes would be endless if you named your son this today. Plus, since the pronunciation is identical to that of 'dewy', the guy might get a few jokes about dew and being dewy as well. This name has always sounded silly to me. Good thing it's dated.

It's the surname of Melvil Dewey, who created the Dewey Decimal System.

Dewey Novak is the primary antagonist of the anime Eureka Seven.

Dewey was the name of that sweet little library cat, wasn't it? I don't like it on a person at all, but it's so cute on animals. I dunno why. It just suits some of them.

I can't believe no one mentioned the Dewey Decimal system yet.

Dewey sounds like a name for a spoiled brat. It also sounds very juvenile.

Dewey Denouement is the sub sub librarian in "The Penultimate Peril" by Lemony Snicket. It's book 12 in the "A Series of Unfortunate Events" book series.

Dewey is also a main character in "Unshelved", a cartoon strip for librarians.

I have come to associate the name Dewey with libraries, I quite like it.

Hey Huey Louie Dewey. It's an ok name, but I don't think for a first name.

Anyone know why this name suddenly got so popular in 1898?