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in reply to a message by Akua Topaz
Somewhere in between. Agatha seems more easily mainstreamed, probably because an "Aggie" doesn't seem so out of place with all the Addies and Abbys, as you mentioned. That said, I don't think an Aggie would be lost amongst them, especially as I don't pronounce it quite the same ('a vs ə' on the first vowel).
Dorothy is more unfashionable, I think, but it could also be fashionable-because-it's-unfashionable, if you know what I mean. Someone I went to high school with has a 3-year-old named Dorothy, so it's usable, even if it feels a little musty. Dorothea strikes me as a more sparkly alternative, but if the sort of folksy plainness of Dorothy is part of its appeal, Dorothea doesn't really have that.
Dorothy is more unfashionable, I think, but it could also be fashionable-because-it's-unfashionable, if you know what I mean. Someone I went to high school with has a 3-year-old named Dorothy, so it's usable, even if it feels a little musty. Dorothea strikes me as a more sparkly alternative, but if the sort of folksy plainness of Dorothy is part of its appeal, Dorothea doesn't really have that.
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