Blossom or Dolly

Of the 2, I prefer Dolly but both are lovely.
My son has a name more commonly associated with a pet dog, but I liked it and more importantly, DS likes it and loves being a bit different.
Just go with whichever name you like best.

Have we had Blossom Willoughby from the Chalet School? Seriously, I Iike Daria Blossom - goes very nicely with Heidi Rose.

Blossom because I love James Taylor!

Would these be the sort of style? Pretty but perhaps less OTT?

Daisy
Belinda (Bella)
Polly
Mabel
Lucy

My child has a V unusual name because me and my husband loved it! Not everyone likes it but that’s up to them. No need for the nasty comments. Go with what you love OP

They're both cute in their own way. I'd just make sure she had an option of a normal name if she didn't like being unusual.

So a normal middle name or you make the first name longer which then can be shortened to Dolly. I think i prefer Blossom but can't think of a normal nickname out of it if she hates it

ellalouise90 I also have Heidi Rose!

She is awesome not at all biased

Blossom is definitely a cow's name. And Dolly is a sheep. But if you want your child to be teased constantly and to grow up hating you....

I love both equally. I do know a Dolly but safe to say no Blossom. Think there was an Eastenders character years ago called Blossom?
I like both, put the names in a hat and see which one you pull out

And plenty of grown, non girly, successful women have flower names. A name is what you make it.
And all kids go through phases of hating their names at some point whatever you name them! I did and I have a perfectly traditional name.
When you grow up though I think in most cases you learn to love your name. Its something your parents gave you as a symbol of love and they thought about it.... that means a lot as you get older. And I think with unique names that were meaningful or special to your parents, that is even more true.

My friend's dog is called Blossom. It's perfect for a border terrier, not so much for a humanoid

I think Blossom is a lovely name!! Not too sure about Dolly... reminds me of the cloned sheep

It's not just about the fact that she will one day be an adult.
I have a nearly 13 yo, very ungirly dd. She would loathe to have the name Blossom or Dolly, and neither would suit her. I don't understand why people choose über-cutesy-girly names when there is a reasonable chance that their dd will not turn out to be a girly girl. A normal name with the option of a cutesy nickname would be much fairer on your child.

I think of animals too- sorry!
However, if you used Dolly as a nickname, that would be very cute as she'd have the option for using a long name professionally/growing up

Blossom for me but that's because my dogs called dolly!

Use Dorothea, Dora, Delilah, nn Dolly.

I have a Darla! Obviously that's my favourite but I like Dolly too. The one I knew would be in her 70s now. A great lady who was not to be messed with!

I like Blossom. Nature names win over toy cupboard names.

They are way too cutesy names. How is anyone going to take a Blossom or a Dolly seriously?
Definitely prefer Dolly out of these too, as it is a slightly stronger sounding name, maybe a Dolly could own her name and be feisty. Blossom perhaps should stay a guilty pleasure name. It's just too sickly sweet.

I love Dolly, it's a fab name. Not keen on Blossom though.
I know of a woman named Twinkle who is about 25. I take her as seriously as I would someone named Catherine or Mary. By the time your baby is a teenager unusual names won't be as unusual as they seem now.

I know quite a few adult Dollys from when I lived in the far NW of Scotland, its usually a shortening of Donaldina or Donalda. I know of a couple of little ones with Dolly as a middle name but not even there, in the Outer Hebrides, would I expect to hear it as a first name.

When I'd just had ds, the visiting midwife introduced herself to dd1 (then just 2). Dd1 looked at her in bewilderment and said (she was a very precocious talker) "Not a dolly! You a LADY".

Sorry OP but I really don’t think your DD will thank you when she’s an adult for naming her Dolly or Blossom. Stick with Thea or Darla or Dorothea much much better!

Love Heidi, really wanted it for Dd1 but we live in manchester and the way people pronounced it put me off

Don’t like Dolly or Blossom, some suggestions that you may like and that go nicely with Heidi:
Polly (like Dolly but more of a real name than a nickname)
Penny
Mia
Nellie
Violet
Summer
April

I quite like Blossom - its not my favourite name but it wouldn't provoke a reaction like some of the ones above. I'd just think 'blossom - not met one of those before' and that would be that.

I'm less keen on Dolly as it sounds like someone's play thing to me. A really cute nickname though - would it work for Lola?

bonnie is lovely

Thea is a beautiful name, as is it Dorothea. Never heard Darla before but quite like the sound of it.