Dorothy
My SO's paternal grandmother's name was Dorothy. If I were to ever consider it, it would probably be as a mn. I loved the Wizard of Oz growing up,so it's got meaning for me and for my SO.
What do you think of Dorothy?
Would you ever use it? FN? MN?
Do you prefer Dorothy or Dorothea?
FN ideas/combo ideas?
What do you think of Dorothy?
Would you ever use it? FN? MN?
Do you prefer Dorothy or Dorothea?
FN ideas/combo ideas?
Replies
I know the mother of twin girls born this year: Melissa Dorothy and Phoebe Edna. Both mns have strong family links.
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.
I think my choice of either Dorothy or Dorothea would depend on how it flowed with the fn and the ln.
Alice Dorothy
Jane Dorothea
Lucy Dorothea
Helen Dorothy
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.
I think my choice of either Dorothy or Dorothea would depend on how it flowed with the fn and the ln.
Alice Dorothy
Jane Dorothea
Lucy Dorothea
Helen Dorothy
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.
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
Celia Dorothy
Ellen Dorothy
Frances Dorothy
Joanna Dorothy
Lila Dorothy
Rose Dorothy
Susanna Dorothy
Willa Dorothy
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
Celia Dorothy
Ellen Dorothy
Frances Dorothy
Joanna Dorothy
Lila Dorothy
Rose Dorothy
Susanna Dorothy
Willa Dorothy