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I think its nice enough, but rather old fashioned. I also don't particularly like any of the nicknames (Dotty, Dolly etc.). I would therefore probably use it as a middle name only.

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I prefer Dorothy. But if I was going to use it as a first name, I'd go for Dorothea so I could use the nickname Thea.

I know the mother of twin girls born this year: Melissa Dorothy and Phoebe Edna. Both mns have strong family links.

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I like Dorothy (also a family name for me) and Dorothea but probably only as mns - that said, I dislike sniffy Melissa and antique Edna (family too, but that's not enough to sway me), and I find the look of Phoebe much nicer than the sound.

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I think my choice of either Dorothy or Dorothea would depend on how it flowed with the fn and the ln.

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Alice Dorothy
Jane Dorothea
Lucy Dorothea
Helen Dorothy

I have a wonderful association with the name, as my childhood school bus driver was named Dorothy. She was a fantastic lady who went by Dot. I would gladly use Dorothy. I think I slightly prefer Dorothea, just because of the Thea nickname option.

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I love Dorothy June.

Dorothy is cute, much cuter than a lot of the names that were popular when it was, like Betty and Ruth and Frances. I don't like it near enough to ever want to use it, but I do like it. I'd rather see it for a first name, mainly because I can't think of any first names that would look or sound nice with Dorothy as a middle name.

I'm definitely warming up to Dorothy - it never really appealed to me before. I used to prefer Dorothea, but right now Dorothy sounds spunkier to me. I think I'd be more likely to use it as a middle name.

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Dorothy Alice
Dorothy Charlotte
Dorothy Flora
Dorothy Grace
Dorothy Iris
Dorothy June
Dorothy Luna
Dorothy Olive
Dorothy Opal
Dorothy Ruth
Dorothy Susan
Dorothy Violet
Dorothy Willa

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Celia Dorothy
Ellen Dorothy
Frances Dorothy
Joanna Dorothy
Lila Dorothy
Rose Dorothy
Susanna Dorothy
Willa Dorothy