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Doll / Dolly is a super cute nn. This. Must. Happen.

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If Polly is a nn for Mary (Mary --> Molly --> Polly) I don't see why Dolly couldn't fit into that scenario. And getting really creative, you could use Madison as the formal name and Dolly (Dolley) as the nn after the famous American first lady. Or Barbara, after the Barbie doll?

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But going the more conventional (although still fast and loose) route, how about Doll / Dolly as a nn for:

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Adolpha / Adolphine (I haven't a clue if that's a real name. I'm taking it from Adolphus)
Pandora
Idony
Leopoldine
Isadora / Isidora
Bartolomea (Continental "t's" can sound like "d's")
Domenica / Dominique
Desideria ("dez-i-DEHR-ee-uh")
Soledad
Caridad
Trinidad
Eudoxia -- I've always been weary of Doxie as a nn since it's an old slang term for a prostitute. But I've never thought about using Dolly before and I'm really digging it. Thanks!
Eudora
Alondra
Demelza Holly --> Dolly
Deirdre Molly --> Dolly
Isolde
Kendall (I will sacrifice my usual Kendall as a boy's name preference in search of *the* formal name for Doll / Dolly)
Gwendolen
Daria (I think this was Dolly's real name in "Anna Karenina")
Darina
Odile / Odilia
Ondine (French variant of Undine)
Odette
Madeline / Madeleine / Magdalene

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That was extremely fun. I hope one or two give you ideas. :-)

This message was edited 7/6/2011, 11:41 AM