Thoughts?

[Mama1980]

Doris - Yay or nay? It was my nan s name and she was always known at doll.

Brilliant. I expect it's a marmite one but I for one like it.

Like it.

Funnily enough I was only saying to someone it's morning that this was a name due for a come back.

Ooh no.

Excellent on a pet though.

Sweet. I like it.

Doris sounds cute to me.

Doris is a lovely underused name. I think you're ahead of the curve - as people move away from cutesy names, solid names like this will become more popular, I reckon.

Yes, why not?

I love it. Be brave and go for it, in a few years there'll be several Doris', it's definitely due a comeback.

I'm another one that loves it! I'm thinking something along that lines for our baby if it turns out to be a girl.

I love Doris! A friend of my step-dad calls everyone Doris, he'd be thrilled to actually meet a real one

Doris is a lovely name and makes a refreshing change from all the Ellies, Evies, Tillys, Millies. Great choice, especially that it honours your gran!

Yay for me too, I like the doll nickname too.

Great underused name! Due a comeback imo.

Love it!

Ha - I was talking to a bunch of people the other day about the current wave of Elsies, Arthurs, Mabels etc, and we all agreed that there were limits and some names of that era were unlikely to stage a comeback - such as Doris. How wrong can you be?!

Not a fan I'm afraid, but prepared to concede that it might all be the power of association. I'm sure if I met a cute little Doris I could be converted. If you love it go for it, anyway, nothing inherently wrong with it...

Seriously? No. Please.

In Australia / New Zealand, a Doris is slang for a numpty. I wouldn't.

Not keen. Sorry.

I wanted it as a mn for my daughter but it was vetoed. It was my great aunt's name and I think it's fab...use it coz I can't

I love it. Doris Troy was a Northern Soul singer. Very cool name indeed.

I like Doll or Dolly as nn for Dorothy or Dorothea or Theodora. Just not for Doris.

What next? Edna, Hilda, Gladys, Mavis?

funny I quite like it, yes it is way better than all the 'ies' names.

Damaris is also a nice name.

I really like Doris, AND Mavis.