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Cressida, Dorothea and Violetta

38 replies

winterdawning · 28/12/2009 13:04

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emsyj · 28/12/2009 21:59

I love Cressida - we would use it but it clashes with our surname. Not so keen on the other two.

SmacOnTheLipsUnderTheMistletoe · 28/12/2009 16:32

I'm with kittywise
Not my cup of tea at all.

bellissima · 28/12/2009 15:19

Ex-colleague of mine named DD Dorothea and I'm afraid (City trading floor - boys will be boys) it became known as Diarrhea.

Not that keen on the others. Prefer Viola or Celia

mrsvwoolf · 28/12/2009 13:52

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MrsMattie · 28/12/2009 13:39

Dorothea is sweet, although I prefer Dorothy.

The others are way too flowery for my tastes.
I do know a Polish girl named Wioleta (Vee-oh-ketta) which she carries off well, but the anglicised version is just too floaty and flowery.

kittywise · 28/12/2009 13:17

poncey beyond belief

BaronessBarbaraKingstanding · 28/12/2009 13:16

OK.

ThumbleBells · 28/12/2009 13:09

G.Heyer fan, are you?

DoesntTheTurkeyDragOn · 28/12/2009 13:08

Dreadful.

Rainbowinthesky · 28/12/2009 13:08

Apologies for my slowness today!

brimfull · 28/12/2009 13:07

super!

LastOfTheMulledWine · 28/12/2009 13:07

Dorothea is a superb name.

Rainbowinthesky · 28/12/2009 13:06

Awful.