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[Opinions] Dorian and Lorraine
What do you think of these two names? Dorian was a favorite a while ago. I forgot about it for some time, but have recently started to love it again. Wilde's character Dorian Gray obviously wouldn't be the greatest namesake, but the name sounds handsome and gentle to me regardless. Lorraine has always been a favorite mn, but I hadn't considered it as a first name until now. WDYT? Feel free to be brutally honest.Thanks! :-)
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Love the name Dorian....my husband and I are considering using it as a middle name if we have a second son...Erik Dorian. However...im not a fan of Lorraine...so sorry.Best of Luck. K.
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I absolutely love the name Dorian (despite Dorian Gray, who, I agree, is not a great namesake) but I don't really feel the same about Lorraine. And if you're considering them for a sibset, I think Lorraine sounds a bit southern and trendy, while Dorian sounds classier. So I personally dislike the name Lorraine, but it's not terrible.~*~*~*~SilverSliver

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Dorian is very nice, I would avoid it because of Dorian Gray though. Lorraine is very boring to me, and I'm not fond of the place.
~~ Claire ~~
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I briefly liked Dorian, but then was just too put off by Dorian Grey to consider it, and I think it would work better on a girl._____________________________________________________________________"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true."Elinor
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I like Dorian. I think its cute. Lorraine, I dont know. Lori would be a cute nn, but its not really my style.
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Dorian is a semi-favorite of mine for a boy. Lorraine is not my style, sorry.
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I dislike Lorraine, but Dorian is the name we're using for our baby. Like you, it was name I loved for a long time, it disappeared for a while and about a year ago, we decided to use it if we had another son. I think it's a very elegant name, one I could picture a real academic having - which is why I think it goes well with Tobias and Phinehas, even though we're breaking the 's' theme, which was unintentional anyway. ;)Sarah
Married to Jason
Mum to Tobias River & Phinehas Jude
+ another bouncing boy, due late July!
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I dislike Dorian but I really like Lorraine."In my heart, I think a woman has two choices: either she's a feminist or a masochist." -G. Steinem
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I don't care for Dorian (and not for any associations, as I don't let that bother me). I think it's a weak sounding name - too feminine, and not strong enough. Lorraine is becoming a new favorite of mine (it's competing with Loretta). I think it makes a better first name than middle name, but it could go either way. I would suggest Dorian Matthew, Donna Lorraine, and Lorraine Francesca.
-Lissa Hannah-
!, !, !, !, !, !, = Kipling, Barry, Mortimer, Maris, Blanche, and Gladys?, ?, ?, ? = Pasquale, Archibald, Minna, and Doris
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Aw, I'm a sucker for traditional names, especially ones with literary connections. Dorian gets a thumbs up from me. Lorraine has a distinctly WWII flavor, to me. But that's a plus -- I love retro names. Good for you!
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Dorian's a name I really can't imagine using, simply since Dorian Gray made a huge impact on me when I read the book. The tale is the reason I love the name Basil, though; he was such a good person and I loved him for it.Lorraine is a name that I really, really like. It makes me think first of Lorraine McFly in Back to the Future, oddly enough. But she was a fox in that movie, so I guess it's okay. ;) Really, though, I think it's a lovely name. It's retro cool, you can point out that it's a place name if someone complains that it's unhip, and it has some distinctively different choices for nicknames. I totally like Lori better than Rainey, though--keep the vintage feel right on coming.Array
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"Back to the Future"...Back to the Future is where I probably first heard the name Lorraine (of course, I was a mere tot at the time, so I could've cared less ). It was probably after I bought the DVD set of the three movies that I was reacquainted with the name, after not hearing it for such a long time. I actually know no one with the name.
-Lissa Hannah-
!, !, !, !, !, !, = Kipling, Barry, Mortimer, Maris, Blanche, and Gladys?, ?, ?, ? = Pasquale, Archibald, Minna, and Doris
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((HUGGLES FOR DORIAN GRAY!!!)) I love that book, and the name (despite the whole plot of the book). Lorraine... I think of Alsace-Lorraine. Yeah geography.
A is for Amy who fell down the stairs, B is for Basil assaulted by bears, C is for Clara who wasted away, D is for Desmond thrown out of a sleigh... !!!!!!!!!! - Tobias, Jesse, Shane, Preston, Maverick, Rebel, Gibson, Shiloh, and Timber
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