Dorothea

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WDYT of Dorothea?

It is a variant of Dorothy meaning God's gift. Not very common if going by the name charts. I heard this name while trying to find out a name of a model in the VS Fashion Show.

love it.
it (and it short forms) are quite popular atm.

I like it. One of the children in the Swallows and Amazons series is a Dorothea (nn Dot). Nicer than Dorothy.

Jon Jon jovi's wife's name. I know random things!

I think it's lovely, but such limited nicknames.
VS Holic, all the models in the VS fashion show
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Lovely! Shortened to Thea.

Lovely name - it sounds happy IYKWIM

we almost called dd this and I am so glad we gave it a miss. It's too weird and too posh. And too many syllables!

Lovely, beautiful and feminine. And not overused! I wouldn't shorten at all. It is so pretty!

Lovely.

This is top of our list. In fact it is the entirity of our girls list. Istarted a thread a few months back and got lots of positive reactions which allayed my fears about it's old lady connotations.

I love it shortened to Dora or Thea (or Dotty when tiny). It's the name of the main character in Middlemarch & although opinions are divided I admire her character and like that association.

Great name, not keen on Dotty though. Prefer Thea or Dora as nn.

Love the name. Underused and beautiful. Really like the nn Thea.

I like it. Met an Eastern European lady called it once. She pronounced it Doh-row-tay-ah but I'm guessing that's a regional thing?

I'd be inclined more towards thee-ah at the end personally.

Lovely name, but all nicknames I can think of give me the ick.