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Original poster

Pretty middle name for Dottie?

111 replies

blossomstar · 25/10/2022 13:44

Any ideas on a very pretty middle name for Dottie? Xxx

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Theskyisfallingdown · 26/10/2022 10:41

How? It’s factual. Dotty pattern, dotty dress, it’s a description word when placed before a word that’s an object. A wren is a bird.

BillyBigBillicks · 26/10/2022 10:18

Theskyisfallingdown · 25/10/2022 22:10

Dottie wren is describing a spotty bird though.

You sound very childish

LeMoo · 26/10/2022 09:55

@merrymelodies @ManefesationofConciousness don't be so bloody rude

merrymelodies · 26/10/2022 06:22

Dottie Bottie

Mumofgirls2017 · 26/10/2022 06:17

Dottie juniper
dottie rosalie
dottie annabelle
dottie willow
dottie clementine
dottie primrose
dottie juliet

TheBirdintheCave · 26/10/2022 00:57

The only Dottie I knew was actually called Dorothy. It's a nickname, not a given name.

ManefesationofConciousness · 26/10/2022 00:33

Dottie Doodah

OoooSweetChildOMine · 25/10/2022 22:43

Dottie Bird

MuchTooTired · 25/10/2022 22:31

Dottie Belle

Toddlerteaplease · 25/10/2022 22:27

@EmpressaurusWitchDoesntBurn my grandma was called Dorothy, she hated being called Dotty. As you say it's an insult.

Toddlerteaplease · 25/10/2022 22:26

Please don't call your child Dotty.

Luredbyapomegranate · 25/10/2022 22:22

PLEASE call her Dorothea or Dorothy

Dottie is sweet as a nn but she may not want a nursery name when she’s older, there’s also the fact it’s a twee word for crazy - Dotty is Potty etc - I still like it as a nn, but seriously seriously not as a full name

thesunwillout · 25/10/2022 22:11

Marguerite

You're welcome 😁

Theskyisfallingdown · 25/10/2022 22:10

Dottie wren is describing a spotty bird though.

BillyBigBillicks · 25/10/2022 21:56

I wouldn't even like to guess how many "names" there are on this planet so it's pretty obvious that different people like different names.
There are lots of names I wouldn't name my children / dogs / cats / hamsters but I wouldn't be rude or even voice an opinion about someone else's name choice......especially when it was not the question even asked!
Dottie Wren sounds lovely!

nannync · 25/10/2022 21:07

I can't imagine having to introduce myself at a meeting at work as Dottie. I'd feel so silly.

Call her Dorothy so she can make her own choice when she's older.

Dorothy Elizabeth is lovely

lmnabc · 25/10/2022 20:37

When she's pursuing a serious career she may prefer to be called Dorothy or Dorothea and have her friends and family call her Dottie. Just a thought Smile

Pseudonymminymie · 25/10/2022 20:18

Go with Dorothea, and if you must call her Dottie as a pet name. She can then choose to shorten it to Thea in due course...which actually sounds quite grown up and nice.

MrsTerryPratchett · 25/10/2022 20:18

Dassams · 25/10/2022 19:42

I think the op is a wind up.

Yup

Dassams · 25/10/2022 20:16

Dottie and Dickie. Middle aged couple who performed naked.
Grin

heyytheredelilah · 25/10/2022 20:11

I worked in a nursery once with a little girl named Dottie Bluebelle.
Also had a little girl named Dorothea, known as Dottie.

Emmagr1 · 25/10/2022 20:02

Dottie May

Keep it simple

ODFOx · 25/10/2022 20:00

Dottie is lovely. It does seem very 'pet name' though. If you register Dorothy or Dorothea you get Dottie while she's little and then Dory, Dora, Thea or Dorothy when she wants to choose herself.
Whether Dottie or Dorothy, pick a name without a y sound.
Dottie Ann
Dottie Rae
Dottie Louise
Dottie Joanna
Congratulations!

Theskyisfallingdown · 25/10/2022 19:55

Why are people suggesting objects like flowers as a middle name? Naming a kid a dotty rose? dotty ivy? 😄
I can’t suggest anything that would make me personally like ‘Dottie’, but maybe a full name, less twee, with a better meaning.

NoJuliana · 25/10/2022 19:48

Dottie Lou
Dottie Lo
Dottie Signe
Dottie Josephine
Dottie Lena
Dottie Jeanne
Dottie Lova