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Help[Opinions] Re: Dorothy
in reply to a message by Lily8
Just last week I made a mental note to myself to suggest Dorothy more. I think it's ripe for a comback. It's fresh and youthful and has lots of great nns: Dora, Dorie, Dot, Dottie, Dodie, Dolly.
Dorothea I should like more. I love to see classics coming back so I smile when I see it. But honestly, it does feel a little strange to me because I'm so used to Dorothy. It feels that someone unnecessarily put an "-a" on the end of Dorothy. I know that's silly. I'm sure Dorothea existed before Dorothy. It's just a personal quirk of mine. The only Dorothea I know goes by Dot / Dottie. She would be in her 80's by now.
Theodora, on the other hand, doesn't suffer from my quirk, so I love to see it unreservedly. I know a Theodora who goes by Dora. She is in her mid-thirties. (We live in the U.S., if that matters to your question.) Theodora has additional nns that I love: Thea and Theda.
Dorothy, Estella, Cecily and Elinor sound like they stepped out of the pages of a Dickens novel. Great sibling set.
Dorothea I should like more. I love to see classics coming back so I smile when I see it. But honestly, it does feel a little strange to me because I'm so used to Dorothy. It feels that someone unnecessarily put an "-a" on the end of Dorothy. I know that's silly. I'm sure Dorothea existed before Dorothy. It's just a personal quirk of mine. The only Dorothea I know goes by Dot / Dottie. She would be in her 80's by now.
Theodora, on the other hand, doesn't suffer from my quirk, so I love to see it unreservedly. I know a Theodora who goes by Dora. She is in her mid-thirties. (We live in the U.S., if that matters to your question.) Theodora has additional nns that I love: Thea and Theda.
Dorothy, Estella, Cecily and Elinor sound like they stepped out of the pages of a Dickens novel. Great sibling set.
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