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Doris Lily

65 replies

Finallydoingthis · 26/02/2021 20:45

I keep fluctuating between loving this name and then having second thoughts.

I know it has old lady associations but that aside, I like the sound and think it would suit someone of all ages.

I tend to be drawn to names that people arent sure of at first and then they grow on them. Will this be a grower?

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UsernameIsHarderThanBabyName · 01/03/2021 12:26

I really like Doris

Tatum1234 · 28/02/2021 22:27

No it’s really ugly sounding. There’s much prettier old lady names.

Inastatus · 28/02/2021 22:22

Lily Doris is much better

Jeschara · 28/02/2021 22:20

No, it was my Mothers name and she was known by something totally different.
It has a horrible sound to it.

ThreeTwoOneBlastOff · 28/02/2021 15:16

God no it’s an awful name. It’s one of those where your DD will grow and up be like why the fuck did you name me that.

MondeoFan · 27/02/2021 23:32

I like Doris and also Dot or Dottie as a nn

It's a lovely name

imalmostthere · 27/02/2021 23:27

@NoWayHosier

There are two camps of old lady names:

Ivy
Iris
Florence
Betty
Nancy

and

Maureen
Doreen
Bertha
Hilda

Doris is in the second group.

THIS
Lalliella · 27/02/2021 23:20

No no no no! Doris was my nickname at school. As a joke. Just no!

Firebird83 · 27/02/2021 23:06

I think it could make a comeback. Dorothy and Iris have, so why not Doris.

MickeyMouth · 27/02/2021 20:53

@IamnotwhouthinkIam

It's not my taste, sorry - I just don't like the sound of it.

Iris is popular because it is part of 3 associations/trends which means it was always likely to rise into the top 100 - Retro/vintage (Ada, Nancy etc), Floral (Rose, Lily etc) and Mythological (Freya, Thea etc).

Doris unfortunately only has the retro/vintage or "old lady" so is never going to be that popular - as it also doesn't have the trendy "y/ie" ending or the popular sounds that other newly revived vintage names do (Ivy, Elsie etc). If you think about it, Mavis is similar to Doris but hasn't really comeback yet (despite the relative popularity of similar sounding Mabel, Maeve and even May as a middle).

If you are looking for a retro/vintage name that is on it's way up but not there yet, I think Audrey and to a lesser extent Sylvia or Freda could make a comeback due to their popular sounds.

This sums it up for me. It just doesn’t have the same appeal as some of the other older names, and I really can’t imagine 10 year old Doris running in the sports day, or 16 year old Doris doing her exams, or 18 year old Doris getting a tattoo....
NameChangedForThisFeb21 · 27/02/2021 20:45

Locally “Doris” is an insult for slow elderly drivers. “hurry the F up Doris”, “Stop driving like a Doris”.

Even if it wasn’t, I’d still not use it as it seems an ugly name to me. Like Gertrude, Winnifred or Phyllis. Edith, Sylvia, Ada, Ivy, Iris, Isabel, Annie, Rosemary etc are all nicer old woman names.

DarcyJack · 27/02/2021 20:33

I really like it!

badg3r · 27/02/2021 20:10

I like Dora much more. Yes there is the explorer but it's just a kids program so I wouldn't worry about that

Peridotty · 27/02/2021 19:38

Don’t like it. Old lady name that doesn’t sound cute at all. Also sounds like a slow loris.

swampytiggaa · 27/02/2021 19:08

@TigerDroveAgain

Doris?!?!?!

No, it’s up there with Thelma. Some names need to stay in the past!

My mom is a Thelma (91) and her big sisters were Laura Ivy and Doris.

Tbh my auntie Doris always loathed her name and generally went as Dot instead. Funnily enough I was saying to a friend this morning that I can’t imagine Doris making a revival...

DenisetheMenace · 27/02/2021 19:08

Prefer Lily Doris, just somehow flows better to me.

KirstenBlest · 27/02/2021 19:04

It's fine. I also like Dorothy and Dorcas.

GolfForBrains · 27/02/2021 09:10

How about Dorcas? Similar but not quite so... well, Doris

Caspianberg · 27/02/2021 09:07

I like it, but not sure Doris Lily flows that well. Doris Lilian maybe.

I would use a fuller first name and then you could use Doris, dori, dotty, dot, Thea as nicknames over the years depending.

Dorothea Lilian
Dorothy Lilian

CeibaTree · 27/02/2021 09:03

If you really love Doris can you call her Dorothea and use Doris as a nickname? She will thank you for it in future :)

Psychobobble · 27/02/2021 08:53

I worked with a headteacher called Doris, struck me as odd as she was too young for it to have been a first time round usage and too old for the granny chic thing. It clanged as a name. However in her private life she went by Dorrie which is nicer, gentler.

amylou8 · 27/02/2021 08:53

My grandmother was Doris, she hated it. Was always known as Dorrie.

To me it Doris is derogatory slang, sort of 'dumb blonde' connotations. Maybe it's a local thing, but I definitely wouldn't saddle a child with it.

17caterpillars1mouse · 27/02/2021 08:48

When I was at 6th form circa 2005 there was a girl called Doris in year 9. She was quite a character, big personality, very popular and it totally suited her and this was before all the old lady names started making a come back.

AdriannaP · 27/02/2021 04:57

Isadora?
FIW I like Doris and know a lovely one.

MaryShelley1818 · 27/02/2021 04:31

I love old fashioned names but Doris is particularly ugly. I think it would be mortifying for an older child or teen.

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