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Doris Lily

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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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CheshireCats · 26/02/2021 21:41

It's a definite no from me - it's an ugly name.

FluffMagnet · 26/02/2021 21:39

My 90 odd year old grandmother is Doris, nn Dot. She has always hated her name.

Serin · 26/02/2021 21:38

It's a popular for name for Bulldogs where Iive, but so was Toby a few years back and I know quite a few primary aged Tobys now.

Dayafterday · 26/02/2021 21:37

No really bad.

jellyteeth · 26/02/2021 21:35

I think it's really dull and can't imagine a teenage girl called Doris. Not one of the old lady names that needs to make a comeback

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Finallydoingthis · 26/02/2021 21:32

The middle name is a family name and pretty set. Agree that its not massively important as rarely used, so its all about the first name, which is definitely marmite!
I wonder if it's really that different to 'Iris' which is very popular?!

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TigerDroveAgain · 26/02/2021 21:23

Doris?!?!?!

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

bourbonne · 26/02/2021 21:22

Do you like Doris without Lily? Because that is what she'll be known as. Most people won't even know her middle name, whatever it is.

Personally, I'd give it a miss. Perhaps it's the unfortunate similarity to "doddering" that makes it feel too far gone.

Dora, though? Or Dorothy with nickname Dolly?

GU24Mum · 26/02/2021 21:13

Doris sounds a bit too old ladyish for me but I also think that the two names don't run all that well together, sorry.

If you love Doris, how about Doris Emily, Doris Elizabeth, Doris Olivia?

user1493494961 · 26/02/2021 20:55

Doris won't thank you.

Aahotep · 26/02/2021 20:55

I am related by marriage to a Doris and I can't stand her so I'm afraid it's a no from me.

Buzzer3555 · 26/02/2021 20:53

I think it is a beautiful name.

Snufkins · 26/02/2021 20:52

Of all the old lady names - Doris?!

For the child’s sake, no.

Hahaha88 · 26/02/2021 20:51

I'm not keen sorry

Junobug · 26/02/2021 20:50

Doris is going to be a massive marmite name but I quite like it. Lily has been done to death though. That doesn't mean you can't use it, my dd has Rose as her middle name, which is the same, but I think it means you have to love it, and it has to mean something to you to use it, not just because its a name that fills a gap.