Do you like Dottie?

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to go with Kitty. Not for me, I might add.

I think Dottie is really twee tbh. As a nn for Dorothy, I like Dot, but not Dottie. With Kitty it's even twee-er. They'd HAVE to be head to toe in Cath Kidston. Puke.

Vile.

Ridiculous. Might as well call her La-La-Loopsy.

Wow that's a bit harsh, guys! Bit twee, granted, but they'll be Dot and Kit when older perhaps. And then they'll go their separate ways and no longer be Dottie & Kitty to anyone but close family.

no

I really like Dorothy, and Dottie as a nn would be fine.
I don't like it with Kitty though.

I assume it will be Dot.

Every Dorothy I know hates their name. They hate Dot & Dottie even more. (I know 5 Dorothys/middle name Dots).

I know one. She's 80 and knits a lot. It suits her well.

I'm not sure a child today would grow up to thank their parent for lumbering them with a name that is very old-fashioned at best, ludicrously silly at worst.

at least no-one else will have it then.

Don't really like it no. I know of one about one year old who is Dottie short for Dorothy and it seems to be creeping up in popularity but I'm not keen. Kitty is much better, poor Dottie would be jealous of her sister's name I suspect.

Dorothy is lovely, but Dottie is ridiculous.

Fine as a nn. I know a little Dot. Must be Dorothy or Dorothea (love this) as proper name, though.

It's a name that makes me smile but would hate to be called it myself.

I known 2 Dorothys and a Dorothea and neither will answer to Dotty.

I love it.

Dotty and Kitty both sound twee and ridiculous to me.

Bear in mind it could become Grotty Dottie.

No, sorry. Dorothea is just about palatable. I do know a child just christened 'dot' which I think takes tweeness to new limits (and i have a dd with a classic but old lady 'chic' name).

Dotty and Kitty run the risk of being Snotty and Shitty at school. Mind you, I went to a tough school :o

considering there will be nine years between them, I doubt it.

How about Dolores as fully name for Dottie - bit American but I like it.

Dottie is very, very cutesy. It will be sweet on a little girl, but won't work well (IMO) on an adult unless she wants to be a clown or children's entertainer. So, she'd need to have a full name as well to use as an adult. Dorothy is ok but a bit "old lady" for me.

Kitty, on the other hand, I really like (but again, would give full name of Katherine for adult purposes).

I think it would be a terrible name to inflict a child with. Might as well call her dippy or loopy. Sorry to be harsh but honestly anything but Dottie

Dolly?

Not mad about it tbh Think she could be in for a lot of teasing. And I'm thinking of a 20+ young woman wanting to be taken seriously at work and being called Dottie.