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What are your thoughts on Dorothy?
Any middle name suggestions?
Do you know any Dorothys?
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Any middle name suggestions?
Do you know any Dorothys?
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I don't like it at all, the ones I know are in there 80s and 90s
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It just seems a bit old-fashioned to me. I've never met one under the age of 60. Theodora has the same meaning and name elements and is a bit more timeless in my opinion.
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I think Dorothy will make a comeback one day. Maybe not a huge one, but a bit of a rise, to go along with names like Vera and Irene and Helen.
I knew/know two Dorothys - both older, they'd be in their 70s now I think, or nearly. One was my childhood best friend's mom, the other the boss at one of my first jobs. Neither Dorothy was a particularly nice person, but it hasn't put me off the name - I just think of Dorothy as a very stern, un-fun sort of name, perpetually elderly, like Gertrude or Margaret. Neither Dorothy had a nickname, they were always D O R O T H Y.
I like Dorothy for its literary connections - I love that it is so very, very Midwest farmer sensible but it has its head in the clouds. It's sort of plodding and dorky ("DORTHY" is how I say it, very ungraceful - "dora-thee" is much prettier but unnatural for me to say) but it wants to be light as a feather. Something about Dorothy tugs on my heartstrings, and I would use it in a heartbeat. Plus, I love all the nicknames - Dolly, Dot, Dodie, Dora, Dory, etc.
With that literary aspect in mind, I'd combo it like....
Dorothy Alice - Alice Dorothy would be better
Dorothy Scarlett
Dorothy Scout? I can't get into Scout as a given name
Dorothy Ramona
Dorothy Lucy Maud
I knew/know two Dorothys - both older, they'd be in their 70s now I think, or nearly. One was my childhood best friend's mom, the other the boss at one of my first jobs. Neither Dorothy was a particularly nice person, but it hasn't put me off the name - I just think of Dorothy as a very stern, un-fun sort of name, perpetually elderly, like Gertrude or Margaret. Neither Dorothy had a nickname, they were always D O R O T H Y.
I like Dorothy for its literary connections - I love that it is so very, very Midwest farmer sensible but it has its head in the clouds. It's sort of plodding and dorky ("DORTHY" is how I say it, very ungraceful - "dora-thee" is much prettier but unnatural for me to say) but it wants to be light as a feather. Something about Dorothy tugs on my heartstrings, and I would use it in a heartbeat. Plus, I love all the nicknames - Dolly, Dot, Dodie, Dora, Dory, etc.
With that literary aspect in mind, I'd combo it like....
Dorothy Alice - Alice Dorothy would be better
Dorothy Scarlett
Dorothy Scout? I can't get into Scout as a given name
Dorothy Ramona
Dorothy Lucy Maud
This message was edited 4/8/2021, 12:23 PM
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I love Dorothy. It's staid but not humorless.
The actress Dolly Wells's full name is Dorothy Perpetua Wells, which I loooove. Some other ideas:
Dorothy Amaryllis
Dorothy Anastasia
Dorothy Anemone
Dorothy Arachne
Dorothy Casilda
Dorothy Constantia
Dorothy Demelza
Dorothy Domitilla
Dorothy Drusilla
Dorothy Elektra
Dorothy Eulalia
Dorothy Euphrasia
Dorothy Eustacia
Dorothy Ferdinanda
Dorothy Frederica
Dorothy Griselda
Dorothy Illuminata
Dorothy Imelda
Dorothy Jocasta
Dorothy Jocosa
Dorothy Juturna
Dorothy Letitia
Dorothy Lucasta
Dorothy Lucetta
The actress Dolly Wells's full name is Dorothy Perpetua Wells, which I loooove. Some other ideas:
Dorothy Amaryllis
Dorothy Anastasia
Dorothy Anemone
Dorothy Arachne
Dorothy Casilda
Dorothy Constantia
Dorothy Demelza
Dorothy Domitilla
Dorothy Drusilla
Dorothy Elektra
Dorothy Eulalia
Dorothy Euphrasia
Dorothy Eustacia
Dorothy Ferdinanda
Dorothy Frederica
Dorothy Griselda
Dorothy Illuminata
Dorothy Imelda
Dorothy Jocasta
Dorothy Jocosa
Dorothy Juturna
Dorothy Letitia
Dorothy Lucasta
Dorothy Lucetta
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It's okay I guess. Nothing big or special. I can't imagine it on anybody past age 25 though.
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I don't like it well enough to use it, but it's not too bad. It's got a pleasant, calm, friendly vibe to it, like you know a Dorothy wouldn't be really demonstrative or bubbly, but she'd put your mind at ease and not get flustered or out of sorts. A Dorothy would make a good nurse or dental assistant.
I had a minor exchange of paint with another driver last year, and the other driver was named Dorothy. She was probably 25. Youngest Dorothy I ever met.
I had a minor exchange of paint with another driver last year, and the other driver was named Dorothy. She was probably 25. Youngest Dorothy I ever met.
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