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Blossom or Dolly

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ellalouise90 · 21/05/2018 16:35

I know these names won't be everyone's cup of teas but I have a 3 year old daughter named Heidi Rose and I really love how Dolly sounds with Heidi , 'Heidi and Dolly' but ever since I was a teenager I have had a huge love for the name Blossom.. what do you think? Smile

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WhatAMess123 · 21/05/2018 18:06

I love both names and both were on my list for my DD. I think nowadays children do have more unusual names. Love Heidi too 👍 was also on my list! W
What about Connie or Honey? (maybe not with Heidi though!)

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ellalouise90 · 21/05/2018 18:04

@FloatyFlo Dolly Parton is her real name if she can have it why can't my baby girl?

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ellalouise90 · 21/05/2018 18:03

@Sessy19 thank you so much 😄

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ellalouise90 · 21/05/2018 18:01

@BertrandRussell my great great great nan was named Dolly this is a reason I like it so much , she was a 40 year old woman at one point

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ellalouise90 · 21/05/2018 18:00

@littlemissalwaystired I really like Dorothea as I love love love the name Thea , however does it not remind you of the word diarrhoea a little bit🤣 xx

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CruCru · 21/05/2018 18:00

I think some of the responses on here are rather unkind. I grew up with several Daisys, an Amber and a Pearl and now know a few girls called Scarlett / Bluebell / Sorrel. I don't think Blossom is so far out there compared with these (although I do have more conservative tastes).

Dolly is an absolutely brilliant name for a really cool teenager who wears a lot of vintage fake fur and has platinum dyed hair. I am a bit put off it though because it was the nickname that Humbert Humbert used for Lolita.

If your daughter goes on to become a 40 something who runs a Government department, it might be easier to call her Dolores and then shorten it to Dolly.

It might be worth considering whether you would be devastated if your child chose to change their name or call themselves by a middle name. I know several people who have changed their names - they didn't feel that the name their parents gave them represented the people they were as adults. I think there is more of a risk of doing this if you choose a name that is very cute or cool.

Wildlingofthewest · 21/05/2018 17:59

Both are awful OP. Don’t saddle your child with either of these names.

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ellalouise90 · 21/05/2018 17:59

@boopsy I really like Thea too however boyfriend really does not 🤣😩 can't win!! 😂😂

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ellalouise90 · 21/05/2018 17:58

@Fluffiest it's my second child... this comment has honestly made me upset , I obviously love my second child as much as my first, I understand these names are not the 'average' names you hear however there's nothing wrong with being different being a Ella I hated it! throughout all my school life being labelled as 'Ella O' as there where so many Ella's was so annoying! I want my little girl to feel like she's her own little person x

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ellalouise90 · 21/05/2018 17:53

Thanks everyone for your opinions even though some of them could have been better I can understand why certain people will dislike these names. I quite like Thea and Indie and Darla too what do you think about those? Hmm

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Pooshy · 21/05/2018 17:45

Don't do it!

NameChangedForThisQ · 21/05/2018 17:44

Blossom is absolutely lovely. With Dolly really it should be a nickname, Gwedolyn?

villainousbroodmare · 21/05/2018 17:43

Agree with others. Dorothy is nice if you really want to use Dolly day-to-day. Dolly as a given name is dreadful. Blossom is inane even for a ewe lamb. Heidi, however, is perfectly lovely... they are not the same kinda names.

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guiltynetter · 21/05/2018 17:36

i love them both :) i’ve never been brave enough to use dolly but i agree with giving her a slightly more sensible middle name, just in case she doesn’t like it as she’s older!

Dvg · 21/05/2018 17:35

Both are horrible. For a baby not so bad but for adults.. I just don't see it working

jeanzbeanz · 21/05/2018 17:33

Blossom is nice, not so keen on Dolly. Agree it could be a nice nickname. Dolores is lovely :)

bridgetreilly · 21/05/2018 17:31

Dolly is a very cute nickname for a child. Call her Dorothy or Dorothea or even Dolores, so she's got something to grow up into.

Blossom is also a pet name, rather than a real name.

theunsure · 21/05/2018 17:28

I work in HE - one of the things that gets me through the hours and hours of graduation ceremonies is paying close attention to the hundreds of names that are read out and whether they suit the 21 year old wobbling across the stage for their handshake.

Dolly as a nn is fine, with something like Dorothy to be the name on the degree certificate. Blossom will find it hard to be taken seriously.

Most of the names that are read out are lovely - but every ceremony there are one or two that cause a raised eyebrow. Blossom would be one of those!

pupchewsleg · 21/05/2018 17:25

They sound like my little pony names. You have given your older child a lovely, proper name. You need to do the same for this child. She isn't an accessory to go with Heidi.
Dolly is OK as a nickname.

littlemissalwaystired · 21/05/2018 17:21

I know a Dolly who's actually Dorothea - I think it's acceptable if she has a longer name but Dolly as a stand-alone is just too cutesy. Also not a fan of Blossom, I just can't imagine an adult with that name.

PelvicFloorClenchReminder · 21/05/2018 17:21

Dolores - yes
Dolly on its own - Good Lord no.
Blossom - sounds a bit too much like bosom.

Want2beme · 21/05/2018 17:19

Blossom, just like Blossom Dearie.

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