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A brother for Dorothy

45 replies

Josie465 · 05/04/2021 05:49

Finding it hard to find a boy name that we like for new baby who will be a little brother to Dorothy. Obviously, we like a more traditional style name. I can think of loads of girls names that we’d use but have just found out baby is a boy so need to get thinking about a boy name and not feeling very inspired!
Middle name will most likely be Alfred (for my grandfather).

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Violetlavenders · 12/04/2021 18:31

Dorothy + Theodore = Dorotheodore!

SumAndSubstance · 12/04/2021 17:58

Dorothy and Theodore are basically exactly the same name 😁

Ejm02 · 11/04/2021 21:13

Theodore/Theo
Mateo
Nathaniel
Matthew
Jesse
Mathias
Jonathon

Troyhelena · 11/04/2021 20:41

This isn’t what you asked but I just wanted to say Dorothy is a gorgeous name!

For a boy:
Dorothy and Benjamin
Dorothy and John
Dorothy and Julian
Dorothy and Theodore
Dorothy and Edward
Dorothy and Peter
Dorothy and Xavier
Dorothy and Eli
Dorothy and Barnaby

Stickytreacle · 11/04/2021 18:13

Ned is a diminutive of Edward, so you could use that as his full name?

Josie465 · 06/04/2021 09:47

Thank you so much everyone. What a great list of names to go through.

A few I’ve got on my list now are:
Stanley
Arthur
Barnaby (nn Barney?)
Rory
Ralph
Jacob (but don’t really like nn Jake)
Ned (would want a ‘full’ name and this as nickname)
Percy
Sidney (nn Sid)
Walter
Albert (Bertie) but not great with Alfred

I love the idea of Ted but not keen on Theodore so it’s interesting to hear suggestions for Edmund/Edward/Edwin. I have a good friend with child called Ted (Theodore) though so not sure if I could/would actually use it 🤔 I also love Ned as a nickname. Could these Ed names lead to a Ned nickname?

We’ve considered Alfred as a first name but really don’t want to go down the Alfie/Freddie nickname route which I think would be inevitable.

Would appreciate any further opinions on my little list there 😊 Thanks so much to you all

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Sh05 · 06/04/2021 00:16

James or Matthew

RickOShay · 05/04/2021 23:49

Conrad

Claude

Eric

Victor

Ernest

Benedict

Sholto

Christian nn Kit

Jeremy nn Jem

Thedogscollar · 05/04/2021 23:26

Dorothy and BertieSmile

Kimye4eva · 05/04/2021 23:24

I think Peter goes very well with Dorothy. And I love that together they could be Dotty P!

uncomfortablydumb53 · 05/04/2021 23:16

Dorothy and Arthur

Violetlavenders · 05/04/2021 23:14

Quentin
William

Tillygetsit · 05/04/2021 22:49

I also love Edwin with Dorothy although Walter was my first thought for some bizarre reason.

Edenember · 05/04/2021 21:27

Edwin (Ned) or Rhodri.

HedgeSparrows · 05/04/2021 19:10

Alfred

Stevearnottsbeard · 05/04/2021 18:34

Oliver was my first thought, not sure why, but Oliver Alfred sounds cute

bubblebath62636 · 05/04/2021 18:25

My grandparents were Dorothy and Thomas (Dot and Tommy).

Imissmoominmama · 05/04/2021 18:17

Maurice.

My grandparents were Dorothy and Maurice.

overwork · 05/04/2021 18:15

Walter

SleepingStandingUp · 05/04/2021 18:08

Edwin.

Edwin Alfred is adorable

SavannahLands · 05/04/2021 18:07

Dorothy and William Alfred

Dorothy and Neville

Dorothy and Ivan

Sorry, but I’m not keen on Dot and Ted, simply when you say them quickly sounds like ‘Dotted’ and some Children can be cruel with nicknames!

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 05/04/2021 18:01

Hugh
John
Phillip
Peter
Edmund
Robert
Edgar
Wilfred
Walter
Alfred
Albert

PepeSilviaDoesNotExist · 05/04/2021 14:38

I use to swim with twins called Dorothy and Rueben. Dot and Roo. I don’t know if it’s because I now them as a duo but it always seemed a nice pairing.

They also had a brother called Theodore, nicknamed Ted.

Colourcones · 05/04/2021 14:34

Samuel
Frankie
Edmund

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 05/04/2021 12:41

Dorothy and
Vincent
William
George
Charles
James