Doris Mae?

[LadyCurd]

Me and DH came up with this name in the pub last night for our hypothetical 3rd and last. We both really like Doris and it fits in with our other DD's names, but then realised it sounds a bit like Doris Day! Mae would just be a middle name not a hypenated name so would it really matter? Or it is does can you suggest one syllable middle names that go with Doris? We already have a Bea.

I actually like Dorit, Tessa, Ivy, Violet, Edith but all vetoed by DH (though there is a glimpse of hope on Violet but one of our other DD's is also a flower name)

Basically think old lady names especially with an s sound in.
:)

(Hypothetical boy name is Alfred John)

*gems!

Bertha! If I have another child I will call her Bertha! For £500.00 pound sponsor from Mumsnet. Her middle names will be Rose Grace Maii

Oh burgatroyd you seem like a lovely person but I dread to think what your kids are called.

I say dread in the nicest possible way.

No to Bertha but I do like Brenda. I also like Eartha.

*Atticus

Or you could have Mavis, kind of, a combination of the two

Squoosh my kids are called Jane and John.

Do you promise?

I'm sitting her worried you've got a Cyril and a Helga at home.

And now someone suggests Mavis...........

I told my husband's best friend that John is like being called 'boy'

I regret that, Jane and John are so much more interesting than Daisy-Mae

It was tongue in cheek! Probably not obvious as I did mention not minding Doris, though not to my own taste...

Will pm you the names!

OK so please explain why Alice is popular but not Doris. Both have the is ending. Its so weird. Have you noticed there are hardly any d names in classrooms now?
Bring back the D names!

I don't know why but it makes me think of middle aged Chinese women who have moved to the UK and have adopted an English name for convenience.

Doris is a genus of sea slug.

100% true.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_(gastropod)

It's not Dorice

Every older person was a baby once .

Doris is a great name but you will get idiots who are rude about it.

One syllable middle names...

Doris Ruth
Doris Anne
Doris Blythe
Doris Lark
Doris June
Doris Brooke
Doris Jane
Doris Clare / Claire
Doris Eve
Doris Jean
Doris Faith
Doris Grace
Doris Kate
Doris Rose
Doris Leigh
Doris Hope
Doris Belle
Doris Paige
Doris Gwen
Doris Fern
Doris Joy
Doris Pearl
Doris Maeve
Doris True
Doris Wren
Doris Gail
Doris Fleur

I have cousins called John and Jane.

Doris makes me think of two things:

1. The enormous beer-drinking pig from the Australian soap A Country Practice.

1. The lingerie department supervisor at Debrnhams in a Belle and Sebastian song.

I lied. It also sort of makes me think of the word 'orifice'. Though that may just be me, I think the same about Maurice which I similarly dislike.

Doris is ok. but YY to May Mae Mai been done to death just drop that bit its done already 9/10 babies to 6 year olds i encounter are slammed with it along with Lillie/Lexi/Elli its embarrassing for them

also Jeromesqualor you name is the first i have encountered that i know i may change mine to esme

Doris sounds like Boris.

Alice sounds like Alistair.

Other than an "is" sound at the end they have completely different sounds and feels.

Doris was King Herod's first wife.

I don't get this whole "it's an old lady name" thing. The elderly were babies once. Personally I don't think you should name a baby based on "fashion trends" or because it may or may not sound dated in a few years time. Surely you choose a name because you like it? Unless it's something offensive of course. Doris is not offensive.
I knew some lovely Doris's.
If you like Doris Mae then go with it.