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Dorothy

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redredholly · 02/02/2015 10:07

Do you like it? I do but am not 100%

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VixxFace · 02/02/2015 19:27

It's bad.

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Momzilla82 · 02/02/2015 19:31

I love it. It was my grandmothers name. She was totally awesome :)

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DorothyBastard · 02/02/2015 19:36

I love it Grin

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shipsinthenight · 02/02/2015 19:58

I know a really sweet 6 year old. She goes by Dottie and loves her name!

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LifeIsBetterInFlipFlops · 02/02/2015 20:11

It's lovely.

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LeoandBoosmum · 02/02/2015 20:14

It's awful, really, really awful, sorry.

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halloweensquish · 02/02/2015 20:16

Love it - it's my mothers name and Dd's middle nameSmile

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LeoandBoosmum · 02/02/2015 20:17

Yep, Theodora with Thea for short?
Dorothy, for me, just conjures up images of old ladies, the kind who knit incessantly, and bite chocolates and put them back in the box half-eaten when they realise it's not a soft centre! It also makes me think of cat-loving spinsters. Grin

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Violettadoesthekondo · 02/02/2015 20:19

Theodora means the same

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UnexpectedItemInShaggingArea · 02/02/2015 20:26

I love it, wanted it for DD but was overruled.

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Rhubarbgarden · 02/02/2015 20:29

I like it. There are two Dots in dd's reception class.

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TurboTheChicken · 02/02/2015 20:31

Totally biased but it's a beautiful name.

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thecaroline · 03/02/2015 04:06

Everyone around here says DOR-thee and that makes the name hideous to me. With pronounced correctly I think it's ok. It's certainly not a graceful name, but it has spunk.

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thecaroline · 03/02/2015 04:07

*if pronounced correctly, sorry.

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Nolim · 03/02/2015 04:35

I dont like it too much

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FixItUpChappie · 03/02/2015 04:47

Hideous. You asked.

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RL20 · 03/02/2015 11:02

My nan was Doris.. She was always called Dot though. If I was having a girl she was going to be Dolly.
So Dorothy could be Dot, Dotty, or Dolly! I like it.

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MessyHair9 · 03/02/2015 11:10

Ugly

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Thisvehicleisreversing · 03/02/2015 11:13

My mum's cat is called Dorothy. She gets called Dozzer.

Your DD might get called Dozzer too, don't do it.

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DeanKoontz · 03/02/2015 12:45

I quite like Dozzer Grin

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Sophiesmummie · 03/02/2015 12:47

I like Dorothy. Agree it's a classic that's due a revival.

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howvembarrassing · 03/02/2015 14:04

I adore Dorothy. If I have another daughter, she will be a Dorothy.

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redredholly · 03/02/2015 14:22

Hm seems opinion is quite divided. Those who do like it, what other names do you like? Perhaps I can copy you x

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Artandco · 03/02/2015 15:04

I like it. Other names I like also if interested are:

Margot
Leonora
Theodora
Delphine

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fishfingerSarnies · 03/02/2015 15:05

Love it

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