Dora

[firefly374]

Do you think Dora could be a full first name all on its own? My husband loves it, but I prefer longer names.

Please dont.

I like it

Why don't you have Deborah instead?

Or what about Dominique, Dahlia or Darcy? You are looking for a name beginning with D aren't you?

I adore Isadora as a longer version or Dorothea is cute too.

Dora is lovely

It's not my favourite but I think it's cute, and I like that it's uncommon. Go for it

Kids are cruel and Dora the Explorer springs to mind

Dorabella is longer. I love both.

Theodora and shorten to Dora:)

Love love love this name
One of my favourites

I do like some longer names but many I find too frilly and complicated. Dora is beautiful

I wouldn't choose it without a longer name. Isadora Dorothy Theodora

No No No
Dora The Explorer

Theodora - then she has the option of Thea as well.

I had a think about welsh names and the only one I can suggest is Dona. Pronounced Donna, it's a saint's name. Delyth is the other one, nice enough but it is the name of a woman aged 50 or 60, not a baby.

Names that you could consider that are nice and underused are Dagmar, Dorcas, Dinah, Diana, Dina/Deana, Deanna, Dana, Dorien, Daphne, Dorothy, Delphine, Dolores, Davina

I suppose you could use it as a standalone name.

I'm sorry, but I don't like it.

Yeah, I think it's cute and nothing wrong with being an explorer.

It’s fine, although I’m not keen. It’s a bit boring. Dora even sounds a little bit like ‘boring’. I can’t seem to say it aloud in anything but an awful monotone, for some reason. But it’s inoffensive, and pleasant enough, I suppose.

It’s fine. I much prefer it to long frilly names.

I have an Isadora nn Dora. We love it. She suits it. It’s cute but not frilly!

She gets Isadora at school and some of her friends have even started calling her Issy which we don’t mind - she is a strong Dora at home though!

We love the vintage-but-unique vibe! She’s had “the explorer” a couple of times but she actually quite likes that - it doesn’t seem too popular over here anyway.

It seems like people fixate on that sometimes but Thomas doesn’t put people off with “the tank engine” or George with “curious” etc etc!

I say go for it and if you like longer names:
Isadora (obvs)
Dorabella
Adora
Theodora
Dorothea

I know 1 and she has rarely been teased about Dora the explorer etc. It is a lovely name and much prefer it to one of the longer ones. Isadora is nice but hate Izzy

I really like it as a standalone name, it's cute and unfussy. Would only be aware of the Dora the Explorer thing but it's not that bad if she is called that, being an explorer is a nice thing!