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Nickname for Doris

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NicknameForDoris · 06/02/2024 10:03

What nickname would you use for Doris?

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NicknameForDoris · 06/02/2024 10:48

@Enko this is exactly why we like the name

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ajandjjmum · 06/02/2024 10:33

My Mum was a Doris and absolutely hated it. She was always known as Dot to her friends, and in her later years was known as Dottie.

Enko · 06/02/2024 10:28

Zoomerang · 06/02/2024 10:06

Please don’t call a baby Doris!

Why not? It's cute and unusual yet everyone will know the name and not hard to spell.

dorisdoughnut · 06/02/2024 10:28

Dorrie or Dot

DifficultBloodyWoman · 06/02/2024 10:27

Dory. As in ‘Finding Dory’, the sequel to ‘Finding Nemo’.

squashyhat · 06/02/2024 10:26

Dolly

KnickerlessParsons · 06/02/2024 10:26

Dodie is short for Dorothy, but would work for Doris too

Branleuse · 06/02/2024 10:24

I think id go with Dot.
I know someone with a Doris and I think they just dont shorten it. I think its a cute name.

OhItsOnlyCynthia · 06/02/2024 10:23

Do (said as doe) is the only one I've heard. It's a short name anyway, I don't think it needs or lends itself to a nickname.

TeeBee · 06/02/2024 10:23

Dore or Dot.

Minglemangle007 · 06/02/2024 10:22

Nana?

Magicisuponus · 06/02/2024 10:20

I’ve always liked the name Doris, but dh absolutely vetoed it! I’m not British so maybe it helps I don’t feel the old fashioned vibe attached to the name Doris.
Dot would be the most obvious nickname I’d say, but you could probably use Do (pronounced ‘Dough’)?

poolcrew · 06/02/2024 10:15

I have a friend with a Doris who calls her Diddy or Do. As a big Gavin and Stacey fan, the name always makes me think "Oh, Doris, where's the salad?"

DandelionPockets · 06/02/2024 10:06

Dot

Zoomerang · 06/02/2024 10:06

Please don’t call a baby Doris!

MyOtherCarIsAPorsche · 06/02/2024 10:06

I know a Dotty - she's 2 years old.

AuntiePathy · 06/02/2024 10:05

Dodie

Sycamoretrees · 06/02/2024 10:05

Doris short for Dorothy? Dot, Dotty, D, Thea?

Helenloveslee4eva · 06/02/2024 10:05

Dorrie or dot