Dolly

[dandelion93]

I've just seen on the BBC name statistics that 170 baby girls in 2017 were named 'Dolly'.

I don't know how I feel about it but I'm definitely shocked that there was 100+ named it in one year.

What's everyone else's thoughts? Is it too twee?

I know a 1 year old Dolly. It's not a nickname. It's just awful. A dolly is a toy!

It's cute as a nickname. Weird that people are so repulsed by it as a full name but Molly, Holly, Tilly are fine though!

It's awful. Bad on a toddler with worse on a a teenager or adult woman.

9 off the top of my head. But most of them are older women rather than wee ones. I only know two under 30.

I just think often names are popular within certain communities and don't necessarily have "twee" connotations.

I had a great aunt who was always known as Dolly even though her real name was Edith. She was 80s to 90s when I knew her so to me it seems perfectly normal as an adult name. No more twee than Molly or Emma.

I had three aunties named Dorothy, know as Auntie Dot, Auntie Doll and Auntie Dolly.

Fine for a plastic doll! But not as a woman's name.

I know three elderly dolly/dolls, named Doreen, Doris and Dorothy.

I can't imagine introducing myself professionally as Dolly. It's worse other cutesy names, being doll-like isn't something to aspire to for me so it seems strange to name your child that as a full name.

I think it sounds quite cute but it's not for everybody. I don't think I'd give it to a child as a full name.