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When I was in 6th grade, my bff was named Dorothy Marie. I swooned over her name, not realizing how truly dated it was, lol. It really stood out at the time and not in a good way. Her family called her Dottie and I recall wondering how on earth they derived Dottie from Dorothy. I thought it was awful. Of course, once I was grown, it all made sense.

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I've always viewed dotty as a person being a little cuckoo or mad so Dottie has never appealed to me. I much prefer Dolly (so retro and darling), Doro or Dori.

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