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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.

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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.

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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.

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With that literary aspect in mind, I'd combo it like....

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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
Dorothy Drew
Dorothy Agatha - maybe a bit heavy
Dorothy Christie, there we go!
Dorothy Josephine
Dorothy Ophelia - oh, I love the drama of this
Dorothy Hester - so rebellious
Dorothy Zelda
Dorothy Hermione? That doesn't flow well. Maybe something like Dorothy Jane Hermione or Dorothy Charlotte Hermione
Dorothy Cordelia
Dorothy Juliet
Dorothy Guinevere

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I also like Dorothy paired with more "daring" names, to symbolize how the name seems dowdy on the outside but has a dreamy, fiery spirit:

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Dorothy Jessica
Dorothy Veronica
Dorothy Roxanne
Dorothy Maxine
Dorothy Vanessa
Dorothy Delilah
Dorothy Lila
Dorothy Valentine
Dorothy Miranda
Dorothy Alexandra
Dorothy Lola

This message was edited 4/8/2021, 12:23 PM